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Collection of software tests

In software development, a test suite, less commonly known as a validation suite, is a collection of test cases that are intended to be used to test a software program to show that it has some specified set of behaviors. A test suite often contains detailed instructions or goals for each collection of test cases and information on the system configuration to be used during testing. A group of test cases may also contain prerequisite states or steps and descriptions of the following tests. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Test suiteA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: ChatGPT vs SBST: A Comparative Assessment of Unit Test Suite GenerationInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: In-water performance assessment of lifejacket and immersion suit combinationsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: The M06 suite of density functionals for main group thermochemistry, thermochemical kinetics, noncovalent interactions, excited states, and transition elements: two new functionals and systematic testing of four M06-class functionals and 12 other functionalsCited 29,869 times
  5. Go sideways: Model-based testingA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Keyword-driven testingA closely related topic

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Noun A container that has a set of tests with similar test cases to show that it has some specified set of behaviours.

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