e-Commerce Applications Using Oracle8i and Java from Scratch

Testing Tools

I already have stressed the importance of using a well-organized testing strategy. Using good testing tools is critical for identifying bugs. Several different categories of testing tools are available:

• Code-coverage analyzers— As mentioned earlier, a code-coverage analyzer is used to map your code coverage during testing. It should be used to determine the comprehensiveness of your current testing plans.

  Note

  One-hundred percent code coverage doesn't imply 100 percent tested code because you might be testing the code in a particular sequence to cover the code segments. It doesn't tell you whether bugs would be encountered if you rearrange the traversal of code in a different manner.

• API testing— These tools are used ...