Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!exodus!vladimir From: vladimir@prosper.EBB.Eng.Sun.COM (Vladimir G. Ivanovic) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Prediction from Unit Testing Message-ID: Date: 6 Dec 90 04:16:16 GMT References: Sender: news@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM Distribution: comp.software-eng Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Lines: 25 In-reply-to: schaefer@chance.mitre.org's message of 5 Dec 90 15:18:29 GMT In article schaefer@chance.mitre.org (Carl Schaefer) writes: I am looking at the predictive value of unit testing for large software development projects. [...] Perhaps someone can help me and Carl at the same time. I remember a short article in {Computer, IEEE Software} in the last few years which gave a formula for calculating the expected failures in the field given the number of hours of testing so far and the number of failures found. The article was perhaps in Computer magazine's "The Open Channel" section. I seem the remember that the author was not an academic. I've checked back copies of Computer for the last several years to no avail, but I'm missing some issues. Help would be greatly appreciated... -- Vladimir -- ============================================================================== Vladimir G. Ivanovic Sun Microsystems, Inc (415) 336-2315 2550 Garcia Ave., MTV12-33 vladimir@Sun.COM Mountain View, CA 94043-1100 Disclaimer: I speak only for myself. Your mileage will vary. ============================================================================== Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com