Using a web-based repository to integrate testing tools into programming courses

Peter J. Clarke; Andrew A. Allen; Tariq M. King; Edward L. Jones; Prathiba Natesan

doi:10.1145/1869542.1869573

Using a web-based repository to integrate testing tools into programming courses

Peter J. Clarke, Andrew A. Allen, Tariq M. King, Edward L. Jones, Prathiba Natesan

Computer Science

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Abstract

 Improving the quality of software  developed in the 21st century is one of the major challenges in the  software industry. Addressing this problem will require that academic  institutions play a key role in training developers to produce high  quality software. Unfortunately, students and instructors continue to be  frustrated by the lack of support provided when selecting appropriate  testing tools and program analyzers to verify programs under  development.
 
 In this paper we present an approach that integrates  the use of software testing tools into programming and software  engineering courses. The approach consists of three phases, developing  an online repository with learning resources, training instructors in  the area of testing techniques and tools, and integrating the use of  testing tools into various programming courses. We also present the  results of the first instructors' workshop and studies on integrating  testing tools into two courses, CS2 and Software Engineering (SE).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	193-200
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9781450302401
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1869542.1869573
State	Published - 2010
Event	ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10 - Reno/Tahoe, United States Duration: Oct 17 2010 → Oct 21 2010

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Name	Proceedings of the ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10

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Conference	ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10
Country/Territory	United States
City	Reno/Tahoe
Period	10/17/10 → 10/21/10

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Computational Theory and Mathematics
Computer Science Applications

Keywords

Computer science education
Programming courses
Software testing
Unit testing

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Clarke, P. J., Allen, A. A., King, T. M., Jones, E. L., & Natesan, P. (2010). Using a web-based repository to integrate testing tools into programming courses. In Proceedings of the ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10 (pp. 193-200). (Proceedings of the ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/1869542.1869573

Clarke, Peter J. ; Allen, Andrew A. ; King, Tariq M. et al. / Using a web-based repository to integrate testing tools into programming courses. Proceedings of the ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10. Association for Computing Machinery, 2010. pp. 193-200 (Proceedings of the ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10).

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Clarke, PJ, Allen, AA, King, TM, Jones, EL & Natesan, P 2010, Using a web-based repository to integrate testing tools into programming courses. in Proceedings of the ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10. Proceedings of the ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 193-200, ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10, Reno/Tahoe, United States, 10/17/10. https://doi.org/10.1145/1869542.1869573

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Clarke PJ, Allen AA, King TM, Jones EL, Natesan P. Using a web-based repository to integrate testing tools into programming courses. In Proceedings of the ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10. Association for Computing Machinery. 2010. p. 193-200. (Proceedings of the ACM International Conference Companion on Object Oriented Programming Systems Languages and Applications Companion, SPLASH '10). doi: 10.1145/1869542.1869573

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