A Practical Guide to Testing Object-Oriented Software

A Practical Guide to Testing Object-Oriented Software focuses on the real-world issues that arise in planning and implementing effective testing for object-oriented and component-based software development. It shows how testing object-oriented software differs from testing procedural software and highlights the unique challenges and opportunities inherent in object-oriented software testing. The authors reveal how object-oriented software development allows testing to be integrated into each stage of the process-from defining requirements to system integration-resulting in a smoother development process and a higher end quality. As they follow this process, they describe what to test at each stage as well as offer experienced-based testing techniques. You will find information on such important topics as: * Testing analysis and design models, including selecting test cases to guide design inspections * Testing components, frameworks, and product lines * The testing challenges of inheritance and polymorphism * How to devise an effective testing strategy * Testing classes, including constructing a test driver and test suites * Testing object interactions, covering sampling test cases