Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uwm.edu!bionet!agate!linus!linus!schaefer From: schaefer@chance.mitre.org (Carl Schaefer) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Prediction from Unit Testing Message-ID: Date: 5 Dec 90 15:18:29 GMT Sender: usenet@linus.mitre.org Distribution: comp.software-eng Organization: MITRE Washington C3I Software Center Lines: 27 I am looking at the predictive value of unit testing for large software development projects. In particular, I am looking for real-world experiences that provide empirical answers to questions like: Was the number of problems encountered in unit testing a good predictor of the number of problems encountered in later testing? Did a less-than-thorough job of unit testing predict trouble in later testing? Did the results of unit testing say anything about how maintainable the code proved to be? Etc., etc. Can anyone point me to such information? Carl Schaefer, Lead Scientist Mail Stop Z646 MITRE-Washington Software Center, C3I Division 7525 Colshire Drive McLean, Virginia 22102-3481 e-mail: schaefer@.mitre.org tel : 703-883-6150 fax : 703-883-5519 other projects in which MITRE has been asked to look at (the implications of) unit testing? Pointers to literature would also be appreciated. Thanks. -- Carl Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com