Practical ways to add software testing to programming assignments: tutorial presentation

  • Authors:
  • Stephen H. Edwards

  • Affiliations:
  • Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

This tutorial provides a practical description of how to incorporate software testing activities into programming assignments. It introduces possible strategies for incorporating testing, provides examples of each technique, and discusses the corresponding advantages and disadvantages. A brief overview of open source tools useful for student testing is also presented.