An Exploratory Study of Automated GUI Testing: Goals, Issues, and Best Practices

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dc.contributor.authorHellmann, Theodoreen_US
dc.contributor.authorMoazzen, Elhamen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Abhisheken_US
dc.contributor.authorAkbar, Md. Zabedulen_US
dc.contributor.authorSillito, Jonathanen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaurer, Franken_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-11T19:08:21Z
dc.date.available2014-04-11T19:08:21Z
dc.date.issued2014-04-11
dc.description.abstractManually testing GUIs can be expensive and complex, so the creation of automated GUI test suites has been an area of significant interest. However, to our knowledge, the motivations of testers and the problems they encounter when attempting to create and use automated GUI tests have not been explored. We used Grounded Theory to investigate the goals motivating automated GUI testing, the issues testers encounter, and the best practices applied to overcome these issues. Through this study, we demonstrate that automated GUI test suite evolution and architecture are extremely important to the success of automated GUI testing and describe techniques that can be of use to practitioners. In addition to these best practices, this study identifies additional areas in which future research should be concentrated.en_US
dc.description.refereedNoen_US
dc.identifier.department2014-1057-08en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/30915
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/49989
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.facultyScienceen_US
dc.subjectAutomated GUI testen_US
dc.subjecttest suite architectureen_US
dc.subjecttest suite evolutionen_US
dc.subjectbest practices empirical studyen_US
dc.subject.otherAutomated GUI Testingen_US
dc.titleAn Exploratory Study of Automated GUI Testing: Goals, Issues, and Best Practicesen_US
dc.typetechnical reporten_US
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceen_US
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