Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1992
Abstract
The futility of using a general-purpose metric to characterise 'the' complexity of a program has been argued to support the design of specific metrics for the different stages of the software life-cycle. An analysis of the module testing activity is performed, providing evidence of the absurdity of all-purpose metrics, as well as a methodical means with which to measure testing complexity. Several standard metrics are seen to serve as component measures for the intricacies of testing. The methodology is applied to compare traditional and adaptive means of testing. It is shown that previous informal arguments asserting the superiority of adaptive methodologies are formally confirmed.
DOI
10.1049/sej.1992.0002
Publisher
Institute of Engineering and Technology
City
London
Repository Citation
Myers, J. P., Jr. (1992). The complexity of software testing. Software Engineering Journal, 7(1), 13-24. https://doi.org/10.1049/sej.1992.0002
Publication Information
Software Engineering Journal
Comments
The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England & Wales (no 211014) and Scotland (no SC038698).