• DocumentCode
    2151148
  • Title

    Software testing for critical applications: a position paper

  • Author

    Demillo, Richard A.

  • Author_Institution
    Software Eng. Res. Center, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    20-22 Sep 1989
  • Firstpage
    521
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. The management of test and evaluation programs for life-critical software, particularly within the US Department of Defense, is largely fragmented and ineffective. As a result, software remains a significant and uncontrolled risk element in major systems. Some problems yet to be adequately addressed are identified
  • Keywords
    program testing; software reliability; US Department of Defense; critical applications; evaluation programs; life-critical software; risk element; software testing; test programs; Application software; Automatic testing; Hardware; Investments; Research and development; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software systems; Software testing; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1989. COMPSAC 89., Proceedings of the 13th Annual International
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-1964-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CMPSAC.1989.65138
  • Filename
    65138