Interactive coverage effectiveness multiplots for evaluating prioritized regression test suites
test coverage
test-suite prioritization
Compendium of the 15th Information Visualization Conference
Abstract
Software testing increases confidence in the correctness of an application’s source code. Altering a test suite’s execution order enables earlier detection of defects and allows developers to fix errors sooner. The many existing prioritization methods produce different possible test suite orders from which to choose. We propose, implement in a free and open source system, and informally evaluate Interactive Coverage Effectiveness Multiplots, an interactive visualization technique that allows software testers to quickly filter, appraise and compare the effectiveness of many test suite orders. Preliminary results show that researchers, students, and practitioners in the field of software testing find the system useful.Details
gkapfham/raise
Reference
@inproceedings{Smith2009a,
author = {Adam M. Smith and Joshua J. Geiger and Gregory M. Kapfhammer and
Manos Renieris and G. Elisabeta Marai},
booktitle = {Compendium of the 15th Information Visualization Conference},
title = {Interactive coverage effectiveness multiplots for evaluating
prioritized regression test suites},
year = {2009}
}