Maraká: Computational Infrastructure to Support Software Testing Planning and Control

• Arilo Claudio Dias Neto UFRJ
• Guilherme Horta Travassos UFRJ

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbqs.2006.15613

Abstract

This paper describes Maraká, a computational infrastructure for supporting the software testing planning and control. Its requirements set has been derived from a survey applied in a real scenario of software development and knowledge acquired in the software testing technical literature. Maraká allows software engineers to follow the software testing process and the documentation of software testing activities using an international standard (IEEE Standard 829). The control of software testing activities is provided by artifacts showing charts, scheduling some information about the accomplished tests.

Keywords: Maraká, Computational Infrastructure, Software Testing

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