Test Result Checking Patterns

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February 7, 2002

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Determining how a test case detects a product failure requires several test case design trade-offs. These trade-offs include the characteristics of test data used and when comparisons are done. This document addresses how result checking impacts test design.

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About The Author

Keith Stobie

Keith Stobie plans, designs, and reviews software architecture and tests for Microsoft. Keith directed and instructed in QA and Test process and strategy at BEA Systems. His most recent project was BEA WebLogic Collaborate, and previously WebLogic Enterprise. Keith was Test Architect at Informix, designing tests for the Extended Parallel Server product, and Manager of Quality and Process Improvement. With over 20 years in the field, Keith is a leader in testing methodology, tools technology, and quality process. He is a qualified instructor for Systematic Software Testing and software inspections. Keith is active in the software task group of ASQ, participant in IEEE 2003 and 2003.2 standards on test methods, published several articles, and presented at many quality and testing conferences. Keith has a BS in computer science from Cornell University.