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Automated Software Testing as a Service (TaaS)

Candea, George  
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Bucur, Stefan  
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Zamfir, Cristian  
2010
Proceedings of the 1st ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing
1st ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing

This paper makes the case for TaaS - automated software testing as a cloud-based service. We present three kinds of TaaS: (1) a public certification service, akin to Underwriters Labs, that independently assesses the reliability, safety, and security of software; (2) a "home edition" on-demand testing service for consumers to verify the programs they are about to install on their PC or mobile device; and (3) a "programmer's sidekick" enabling developers to thoroughly and promptly test their code with minimal upfront resource investment. Unlike existing test infrastructures, TaaS automatically tests software, without human involvement from the service customer's or provider's side. We argue that recent techniques for automated testing - even if usable only on toy programs - can become practical by harnessing the resources of compute clouds. TaaS can help reduce bug density in all software we depend on. Our work suggests the technical feasibility of doing so, and we further argue that it is compelling also from a social and business point of view.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1145/1807128.1807153
Author(s)
Candea, George  
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Bucur, Stefan  
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Zamfir, Cristian  
Date Issued

2010

Published in
Proceedings of the 1st ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing
Start page

155

End page

160

Subjects

reliability

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automated testing

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cloud computing

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cloud services

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REVIEWED

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EPFL

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DSLAB  
Event nameEvent placeEvent date
1st ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing

Indianapolis, IN

June 2010

Available on Infoscience
February 26, 2010
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/47743
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