Applying automated test case generation in industry: A retrospective

R. Ramler, K. Klammer, G. Buchgeher. Applying automated test case generation in industry: A retrospective. pages 364-369, DOI 10.1109/ICSTW.2018.00074, 4, 2018.

Autoren
  • Rudolf Ramler
  • Klaus Klammer
  • Georg Buchgeher
BuchProceedings of the 2018 IEEE 11th International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation Workshops
TypIn Konferenzband
VerlagIEEE
DOI10.1109/ICSTW.2018.00074
ISBN978-1-5386-6352-3
Monat4
Jahr2018
Seiten364-369
Abstract

Automated test case generation promises to reduce the high effort of manually developing and maintaining test cases, to improve the effectiveness of testing, and to speed-up testing cycles. Research on generating test cases has advanced over the past decades and today a wide range of techniques and tools are available, including studies showing their successful evaluation in real-world scenarios. We conducted a multi-firm research project on automated software testing that involved the application of automated test case generation approaches in industry projects. This paper provides a retrospective on the related activities. It reports on our observations and insights from applying automated test case generation in practice, identifies pitfalls and gaps in current research, and summarizes lessons learned from transferring software testing research results to industry.