A Survey on Software Exploratory Testing
YU Jiu-ji · Research and Exploration in Laboratory · 2014
Software exploratory testing is a kind of testing idea or testing thinking style based on experience that is not limited by any idiographic testing technique. Exploratory testing has the advantages that do not rely upon the testing scene completely,and can provide the important application on quickly learning the testing system,quickly feedback in testing new function,inspire the test ideas,and enhance the character capability for testers. But exploratory testing has not been regarded as the leading role,it is only a complement for traditional script testing in-country and overseas yet. It is lacking of exploratory testing in accordance with its own characteristics and the existing research progress summary and outlook. The main characters,the process of testing organization and execution of exploratory testing with the characters on bugs detecting are expounded in this paper; Secondly,survey on types of exploratory testing design methods from the single feature,multiple function interaction characteristics and system function interaction characteristics,and the application on practice on exploratory testing in-country and overseas are summarized; Finally,three possible and potential special research aspects are introduced. They are constructing of the testing process system by exploratory testing control-driven,reusable exploratory test case design method,and the valid document standardization management for exploratory testing are expected in the future.