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Guest Editorial: An industrial viewpoint
Author(s) -
Hennell Mike
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
software testing, verification and reliability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1099-1689
pISSN - 0960-0833
DOI - 10.1002/stvr.311
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , world wide web , information retrieval , library science
A curious facet of software development is the poor uptake of many of the principles of software testing in industrial environments. In some industries, notably the avionics and nuclear sectors, software producers have no choice but to demonstrate thorough testing of their software. Interestingly, parts of the telecommunications industry, although answerable to no certification body, have also always had a tradition of rigorously testing their software, probably as a result of pioneering research at Bell Labs in New Jersey back in the 1960s. From an industry viewpoint, there is often a fear that bad news, brought to light by a rigorous testing process, will extend the time-to-market and result in a loss of market share. However, part of the problem of poor uptake must be borne by academic researchers because industry still lacks answers to key motivating factors such as: