The role of testing and dynamic analysis in program comprehension supports

Abstract

Test cases. amd the human activities involved in testing and error analysis play a peculiar and considerable role in the comprehension of a software product and process. This subject was systematically explored in the context of the Esprit DOCKET Project designing and experimenting second-generation reverse engineering processes which combine multiple knowledge sources. This paper describes the approach, and the architecture which have been designed for the capitalisation of the knowledge products of both existing software life cycle activities and proposed knowledge-elicitation oriented testing strategies.<>