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Using formal specifications to support testing
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Formal methods and testing are two important approaches that assist in the development of high-quality software. While traditionally these approaches have been seen as rivals, in recent years a new consensus has developed in which they are seen as complementary. This article reviews the state of the art regarding ways in which the presence of a formal specification can be used to assist testing.
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- Hierons, R. M., Bogdanov, K., Bowen, J. P., Cleaveland, R., Derrick, J., Dick, J., Gheorghe, M., Harman, M., Kapoor, K., Krause, P., Lüttgen, G., Simons, A. J. H., Vilkomir, S., Woodward, M. R., & Zedan, H.
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- ACM Computing Surveys
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- 2009-02
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- 41
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- 2
- Pages
- 1-76
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- 0360-0300 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-7341
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- W2124621264
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- 356
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- 158.62
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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