ASPECT-ORIENTED SOFTWARE TESTING TECHNIQUES: A REVIEW

Sandeep Dalal, Susheela Hooda

Abstract


Abstract: - Software testing is a prominent area of research as it ensures the quality and reliability of the software. Testing an aspect-oriented software is also the latest area of research. Although, research in aspect-oriented software testing has reported a couple of new testing techniques. But, there is no work yet indicated in the literature to focus on the basic fundamentals of the aspect-oriented software testing and relationship with traditional software testing techniques. Therefore, this position paper handles this shortcoming and presents the basic concepts of aspect-oriented programming, phases of aspect-oriented software development life cycle and testing phases for new researchers to gather the information on the subject. This paper also presents a comprehensive detail about the relationship of aspect-oriented software testing techniques with other traditional testing techniques.

Keywords


: Aspect-Oriented programming (AOP), Testing Phases, Aspect-oriented software development life cycle, Aspect-oriented programming paradigm (AOPP), Aspect-oriented software system (AOSS).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26483/ijarcs.v9i2.5574

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