Abstract: Software testing is typically a rushed and neglected activity that is done at the final stages of software development. In particular, most students tend to test their programs manually and very seldom perform adequate testing. In this paper, two basic data structures are utilized to highlight the importance of writing effective test cases by testing their fundamental properties. The paper also includes performance testing at the unit level, of a classic recursive problem called the Towers of Hanoi. This teaching approach accomplishes two important pedagogical objectives: (1) it allows students to think about how to find hidden bugs and defects in their programs and (2) it encourages them to test more effectively by leveraging data structures that are already familiar to them.

Ingrid A. Buckley and Winston S. Buckley, “Teaching Software Testing using Data Structures” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 8(4), 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2017.080401

@article{Buckley2017,
title = {Teaching Software Testing using Data Structures},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2017.080401},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2017.080401},
year = {2017},
publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
volume = {8},
number = {4},
author = {Ingrid A. Buckley and Winston S. Buckley}
}