From sqrl-friends@cs.utk.edu  Sat Jan 31 00:58:42 2004
From: sqrl-friends@cs.utk.edu (sqrl-friends@cs.utk.edu)
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 19:58:42 -0500
Subject: [SQRL-Friends] Dr. Kirk Sayre speaking on automated testing at StarEast
Message-ID: <200401301959.07411.sprowell@cs.utk.edu>

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Dr. Kirk Sayre of the Software Quality Research Laboratory will be=20
presenting a talk titled "Automated API Testing: A Model-Based=20
Approach" at StarEast in Orlando on Wednesday, 19th May 2004.

More information on the StarEast conference can be found at:
http://www.sqe.com/stareast/

Talk Summary

API testing is difficult, even with automated support. However, with=20
traditional automated testing solutions, the cost to create and=20
maintain a test suite can be more than the savings realized from=20
automated test execution. By creating a model of the API to test and=20
generating the test scripts automatically from the model, test=20
automation becomes more cost-effective. Kirk Sayre describes how to=20
create models of APIs; how to take the expected use of the API under=20
test into account with Markov chains; how to augment the models with=20
the information needed to generate automated test scripts; and how to=20
use and interpret test results. You'll see concrete examples of=20
automated model-based testing of APIs written in Java, PHP, and C.

* Create a model of an API for use in model-based testing
* The basics of testing using Markov chain usage models
* Analysis of white-box and black-box test results from model-based=20
testing

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