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@article{citeulike:1420130, abstract = {The functional test-driven development (FTDD) cycle moves functional test specification to the earliest part of the software development life cycle. Functional tests no longer merely assess quality; their purpose now is to drive quality. For some agile processes such as extreme programming, functional tests are the primary requirements specification artifact. When functional tests serve as both the system specification and the automated regression test safety net, they must remain viable for the production code's lifetime. A successful functional test-driven development strategy relies on effective fools across the application life cycle. This article reflects on FTDD teams' core tasks performed over the full application life cycle. It then envisions a conceptual functional testing framework and a concrete list of capabilities that satisfy these needs}, author = {Andrea, Jennitta}, citeulike-article-id = {1420130}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4163030}, journal = {Software, IEEE}, keywords = {agile, behavior-driven, design, eatdd, tdd, testing, tool}, number = {3}, pages = {58--66}, posted-at = {2007-07-09 12:37:53}, priority = {5}, title = {Envisioning the Next-Generation of Functional Testing Tools}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4163030}, volume = {24}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1420130 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1420130 N2 - The functional test-driven development (FTDD) cycle moves functional test specification to the earliest part of the software development life cycle. Functional tests no longer merely assess quality; their purpose now is to drive quality. For some agile processes such as extreme programming, functional tests are the primary requirements specification artifact. When functional tests serve as both the system specification and the automated regression test safety net, they must remain viable for the production code's lifetime. A successful functional test-driven development strategy relies on effective fools across the application life cycle. This article reflects on FTDD teams' core tasks performed over the full application life cycle. It then envisions a conceptual functional testing framework and a concrete list of capabilities that satisfy these needs IS - 3 JF - Software, IEEE EP - 66 TI - Envisioning the Next-Generation of Functional Testing Tools VL - 24 SP - 58 KW - agile KW - behavior-driven KW - design KW - eatdd KW - tdd KW - testing KW - tool AU - Andrea, Jennitta PY - 2007/// UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4163030 ER -