DocumentCode
2746177
Title
Regression containment through source change isolation
Author
Ness, Brian ; Ngo, Viet
Author_Institution
Cray Res. Inc., Eagan, MN, USA
fYear
1997
fDate
11-15 Aug 1997
Firstpage
616
Lastpage
621
Abstract
Effective regression containment is an important factor in the design of development and testing processes for large software projects, especially when many developers are doing concurrent work on a common set of sources. Source change isolation provides an inexpensive, alternative to mechanical analytical methods for identifying the cause of software regressions. It also provides the advantage of enabling regressions to be eliminated by reversing the effect of source changes that introduced errant behavior, without the need to write new code, and without halting other development work on the same software. Deliverability is also improved
Keywords
program testing; project management; search problems; statistical analysis; deliverability; development work; large software projects; mechanical analytical methods; regression containment; software regressions; source change isolation; source changes; testing processes; Automatic control; Control systems; Cost benefit analysis; Software systems; Software testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1997. COMPSAC '97. Proceedings., The Twenty-First Annual International
Conference_Location
Washington, DC
ISSN
0730-3157
Print_ISBN
0-8186-8105-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CMPSAC.1997.625082
Filename
625082
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