When we modify a system, the modification may result in some unintended and undesirable effects on the system. Such an effect is called a regression.
Regression testing is re-testing the
Regression testing is more effective when it is done frequently, after each small change. However, doing so can be prohibitively expensive if testing is done manually. Hence, regression testing is more practical when it is automated.
Stub: A stub has the same interface as the component it replaces, but its implementation is so simple that it is unlikely to have any bugs. It mimics the responses of the component, but only for the a limited set of predetermined inputs. That is, it does not know how to respond to any other inputs. Typically, these mimicked responses are hard-coded in the stub rather than computed or retrieved from elsewhere, e.g. from a database.
SUT: Software Under Test
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Testing: Testing is operating a system or component under specified conditions, observing or recording the results, and making an evaluation of some aspect of the system or component. –- source: IEEE
Type Signature: The type signature of an operation is the type sequence of the parameters. The return type and parameter names are not part of the type signature. However, the parameter order is significant.
| Method | Type Signature |
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int add(int X, int Y) |
(int, int) |
void add(int A, int B) |
(int, int) |
void m(int X, double Y) |
(int, double) |
void m(double X, int Y) |
(double, int) |
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Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a graphical notation to describe various aspects of a software system. UML is the brainchild of three software modeling specialists James Rumbaugh, Grady Booch and Ivar Jacobson (also known as the Three Amigos). Each of them has developed their own notation for modeling software systems before joining force to create a unified modeling language (hence, the term ‘Unified’ in UML). UML is currently the de facto modeling notation used in the industry.
Use Case: A description of a set of sequences of actions, including variants, that a system performs to yield an observable result of value to an
Actor: An actor (in a use case) is a role played by a user. An actor can be a human or another system. Actors are not part of the system; they reside outside the system.
User story: User stories are short, simple descriptions of a feature told from the perspective of the person who desires the new capability, usually a user or customer of the system. [Mike Cohn]
User story format: As a {user type/role} I can {function} so that {benefit}
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Working directory: The directory the repo is based in is called the working directory.
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YAGNI (You Aren't Gonna Need It!) Principle: Do not add code simply because ‘you might need it in the future’.
Regression testing is the automated re-testing of a software after it has been modified.
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Explanation: Regression testing need not be automated but automation is highly recommended.
Explain why and when you would do regression testing in a software project.