Introduction to Combinatorial Testing (Paperback)

Combinatorial testing of software analyzes interactions among variables using a very small number of tests. This advanced approach has demonstrated success in providing strong, low-cost testing in real-world situations. Introduction to Combinatorial Testing presents a complete self-contained tutorial on advanced combinatorial testing methods for real-world software.

The book introduces key concepts and procedures of combinatorial testing, explains how to use software tools for generating combinatorial tests, and shows how this approach can be integrated with existing practice. Detailed explanations and examples clarify how and why to use various techniques. Sections on cost and practical considerations describe tradeoffs and limitations that may impact resources or funding. While the authors introduce some of the theory and mathematics of combinatorial methods, readers can use the methods without in-depth knowledge of the underlying mathematics.

Accessible to undergraduate students and researchers in computer science and engineering, this book illustrates the practical application of combinatorial methods in software testing. Giving pointers to freely available tools and offering resources on a supplementary website, the book encourages readers to apply these methods in their own testing projects.

組合測試是一種使用非常少量的測試來分析軟體變數之間的交互作用的方法。這種先進的方法在實際情況下提供了強大且低成本的測試效果。《組合測試入門》是一本完整的自學教程，介紹了實際軟體中的高級組合測試方法。

本書介紹了組合測試的關鍵概念和程序，解釋了如何使用軟體工具生成組合測試，並展示了如何將這種方法與現有實踐相結合。詳細的解釋和示例說明了使用各種技術的方法和原因。成本和實際考慮的部分描述了可能影響資源或資金的權衡和限制。儘管作者介紹了一些組合方法的理論和數學知識，讀者可以在不深入了解底層數學的情況下使用這些方法。

這本書適合計算機科學和工程學的本科生和研究人員閱讀，並展示了組合方法在軟體測試中的實際應用。書中提供了免費工具的指引，並在附加網站上提供資源，鼓勵讀者在自己的測試項目中應用這些方法。