Test Driven Methodologies

The paper focuses on the critical analysis of the paper based on the introduction of the test automation and test driven document. It highlights the use of automation tools for component level testing and the concept of Test Driven Development (TDD). The paper also discusses the effectiveness of test automation tools and the application of TDD in Extreme Programming (EP). The background of the paper emphasizes the importance of testing procedures and the characteristics of test automation tools for component level testing. The article provides an outline of the paper, the intent and content of the article, the research method used, and the observation and analysis of the selected article. The findings and conclusion of the paper are also presented.

Running head: TEST DRIVEN METHODOLOGIES
Test Driven methodologies
Name of the Student
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Background of the paper..................................................................................................................3
Outline.............................................................................................................................................4
Intent and content of the article.......................................................................................................4
Research Method.............................................................................................................................4
Observation of the selected article...................................................................................................5
Experiment of the article.................................................................................................................5
Analysis...........................................................................................................................................5
Critical Analysis of the selected article...........................................................................................6
Findings of the paper.......................................................................................................................7
Conclusion of the articles................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
Reference.........................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The foremost determination of the paper is to focus on the critical analysis of the paper
which is based on the introduction of the test automation and test driven document. The approach
which can be used by most of the software developers all over the world regarding the testing of
software and applications is presented in a structured manner in the paper [1]. The paper have
highlighted the use of an automation tool which are used for the component level testing. The
concept of Test Driven Development (TDD). The concept of the test driven development has
been highlighted in the paper as well. At the same time it can be also said that the paper is very
much important to understand the application of the TDD in Extreme Programming (EP). The
effectiveness of the test automation tools have been provided in the paper as well. Thus the paper
can be very much important to understand different aspect of test automation such as the unit
testing and the component testing as well as the concept of TDD. The following unit of the paper
will be presenting the background information of the paper.
Background of the paper
The background of the paper will be presented in this unit of the paper. The paper
highlight that significant amount of time is required for the development of the software and
applications so that the effectiveness of the end products are maintained. The different categories
of testing procedures can be very much helpful for removing the errors of the website [2]. The
testing schedules can be also very much important to remove the complexities associated with
the software solutions. The characteristics of the test automation tools which are required for the
component level testing was mentioned by the researcher in this paper. The different aspects
which are needed to be considered in the component level testing has been identified from the
paper as well.
The importance of examining the component of the each software is the prime highlight
of the paper. All the classes as well as the components must be tested in the first place so that the
effectiveness of the software is retained over the years. The commands of the software as well as
the website based applications are needed to be checked and the Daily Test which is a type of
testing tool can be very much important to understand test the isolated components [4]. The
paper also highlighted the importance of test efficiency in software development. The

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researchers of the paper suggested that wide range of test tools can be applied to verify the
design specifications of the software. All the functionalities of the software can be examined and
analysed with the help of the Basic Test [3]. The importance of the component level testing has
been presented in the paper as well. The paper thus introduces the concept of TDD which can be
used to minimise the limitations of the new Basic Test tool. The paper helps in identifying the
negative aspects of TDD also as it is one of the widely used concept all over the world.
Outline
The approach will has been followed to review the selected article will be discussed in
this section of the paper. The prime objective of the paper will be initially analysed according to
its necessity in our society as well as in business organization.
The tools and techniques of the component testing mentioned in the paper will be
analysed with the other tools which are mentioned by the researchers of another article. The
discussions of the paper will be analysed with the help of other sources.
Alternative approach of the test driven document will be compared with a different
approach. The different approaches of test automation will be also discussed in the paper.
Intent and content of the article
The main intent of the article is to focus on the test automation techniques and test driven
development which are extensively being used in the software component level testing. The
article intent to provide the basic idea of test driven development and different concepts of basic
test processes. The different techniques of automation have been discussed in the paper as well.
Research Method
The data collection method which is considered in the paper is secondary data collection
it means that data of the article was collected from peer reviewed articles where other researcher
have stated their opinion about software component level testing. Some parts of the paper also
includes primary data collection where data was collected from qualitative interviews with
manager and developers of different department. The data analysis technique which was
considered in this paper is qualitative analysis. The sampling method which was chosen in this
article is the non-probabilistic sampling method as the data collection does not involve any kinds

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of numerical value. The research philosophy which is considered in the paper is positivism
which states that information will be connected from sensory experience.
Observation of the selected article
The selected article concludes the application of the new test automation tool which is
incorporated in Erickson department. The articles includes the application of C++ in the new
automation tool [7]. The concept of TDD to support the tool have been discussed in the paper as
well. The importance of the test design was also presented in the paper as well.
Experiment of the article
The article revolves around the description of the Basic Test concept which are followed
in most of the testing procedures of the software development organizations. The tools and
technique which are used in the description of the Daily Test have been presented in the paper as
well in terms of the component which needs to be tested and the XML interfaces which is the
surrounding components and simulation of the tools. Since TDD are mostly used in the Extreme
Programming (EP) which means TDD is not the most appropriate technique for every
component level testing. The product architecture has to be aligning with the working
methodologies of the software testing’s, this concern can be resolved with the help of Daily Test
[6]. The professional use of the test case generator have been provided in the paper as well. The
language which is needed to be selected to write the case have provided in the paper as well, thus
it can be said that the paper provided huge insights of Daily Tests [5]. The feature handling
capability of C++ can be hugely capitalized in the Daily Test according to the researchers of the
paper. The importance of the development of GUI for the components level testing will be also
stated in the paper as well.
Overall products
design
Basic test design Internal
component
Coding and
Basic Test
Function test
Table 1: Basic Test process
(Created by the author)

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Analysis
The paper described different concepts of Basic Test in terms of the isolation of the
components interfaces as well as the XML interfaces. The researcher of the paper stated that the
Basic test requires tight integration with the product architecture [8]. The researcher also
suggested that the Basic Tests are not very user friendly in nature as its functionalities are not
very much suitable for every testers.
However, it can be said that the unwanted components of the software cannot be
examined using the Basic Test. The limitations and the constraints associated with the Basic tests
such as its inability of testing the functional components of the software.
Critical Analysis of the selected article
The prime purpose of the selected article is to enable software testers all around the world
as to use a reliable software testing tool known as the Daily Test. However it can be also said
that alternative software testing tools such as qtest, testpad, Practitest and Zepher can be
successfully used for components level testing.
VectorCAST tool is the other kinds of tool which are very much helpful regarding the
automation of C and C++ [9]. The harmness and the matric of the software can be analysed with
the help of this software. The researcher of the paper have not introduced the concept of
integration testing tools in the paper as well.
The concept of TDD which was introduced by the researcher is very much different from the
traditional testing procedures [10]. The below diagram can be very much important to understand
the steps of TDD. The Test First Development is the alternative approach of TDD which is
described in the following figure.

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Figure 1: Steps of TDD
(Roth 2017)
Findings of the paper
The introduction of the new concept have several observations such as the high product
testability. The notion of testability was also found from the paper in terms of the maturity of the
organization developing the tools as well as the maturity of the products [12]. The importance of
the test case generators have been provided in the paper as well.
Conclusion of the articles
The article is very much important to find the effectiveness of this paper. The concepts of
test driven methodologies such as the TDD can be understood from the selected paper [11]. The
paper is very much important to understand the importance of software engineering is software
testing.
Conclusion
The paper help in understanding the background of the selected paper in terms of the time
required in software testing. The components of software testing can be determined from the
paper as well, the paper help in understanding the outline of the paper which highlights the tools
and techniques used in the paper. The different research method of the selected paper was also
discussed in the paper in terms of the data collection, data analysis and probabilistic sample.

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Detailed discussions of the experiment of the article is also presented in the paper as well.
Critical analysis of the purpose of the paper as well as the critical analysis of TDD in terms of
TFD have been discussed in the paper using a pictorial diagram. The findings and conclusive
units of the paper have been provided in the paper in an organized manner.

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