This Article 
   
 Share 
   
 Bibliographic References 
   
 Add to: 
 
Digg
Furl
Spurl
Blink
Simpy
Google
Del.icio.us
Y!MyWeb
 
 Search 
   
2009 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering
Adaptive Random Test Case Prioritization
Auckland, New Zealand
November 16-November 20
ISBN: 978-0-7695-3891-4
Regression testing assures changed programs against unintended amendments. Rearranging the execution order of test cases is a key idea to improve their effectiveness. Paradoxically, many test case prioritization techniques resolve tie cases using the random selection approach, and yet random ordering of test cases has been considered as ineffective. Existing unit testing research unveils that adaptive random testing (ART) is a promising candidate that may replace random testing (RT). In this paper, we not only propose a new family of coverage-based ART techniques, but also show empirically that they are statistically superior to the RT-based technique in detecting faults. Furthermore, one of the ART prioritization techniques is consistently comparable to some of the best coverage-based prioritization techniques (namely, the "additional" techniques) and yet involves much less time cost.
Index Terms:
Adaptive random testing, test case prioritization
Citation:
Bo Jiang, Zhenyu Zhang, W. K. Chan, T. H. Tse, "Adaptive Random Test Case Prioritization," ase, pp.233-244, 2009 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, 2009
Usage of this product signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use.