Testing — a challenge to method and tool developers
Testing — a challenge to method and tool developers
- Author(s): Martyn A. Ould
- DOI: 10.1049/sej.1991.0008
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- Author(s): Martyn A. Ould 1
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- Source:
Volume 6, Issue 2,
March 1991,
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59 – 64
DOI: 10.1049/sej.1991.0008 , Print ISSN 0268-6961, Online ISSN 2053-910X
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The paper looks at the requirements for testing in Defence Standard 00–55, compares those requirements with what is possible today, and sets a challenge for methods and tools developers if the situation is to be improved.
Inspec keywords: conformance testing; military computing; software reliability; safety
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Subjects: Military administration; Software engineering techniques
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