Hints on Test Data Selection: Help for the Practicing Programmer

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Richard A. DeMillo · Georgia Institute of Technology

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In many cases tests of a program that uncover simple errors are also effective in uncovering much more complex errors. This so-called coupling effect can be used to save work during the testing process.

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Software Testing and Debugging Techniques Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Teaching and Learning Programming

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Published in: Computer

Volume 11, Issue 4, pp. 34-41

DOI: 10.1109/c-m.1978.218136

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 16.07

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