Hierons, R.M., Bogdanov, K., Bowen, J.P. et al. (12 more authors) (2009) Using formal specifications to support testing. ACM Computing Surveys, 41 (2). ISSN 0360-0300
Abstract
Formal methods and testing are two important approaches that assist in the development of high-quality software. While traditionally these approaches have been seen as rivals, in recent years a new consensus has developed in which they are seen as complementary. This article reviews the state of the art regarding ways in which the presence of a formal specification can be used to assist testing.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2009 ACM. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in ACM Computing Surveys. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Reliability; Verification; Software testing; formal methods |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Computer Science (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 May 2014 13:38 |
Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2017 22:20 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1459352.1459354 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Association for Computing Machinery |
Refereed: | No |
Identification Number: | 10.1145/1459352.1459354 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:78801 |