Chapter 24. Adventures with Test Monkeys
John Fodeh
John Fodeh tells of his experiences with automated random test execution, also known as “monkey testing,” for medical devices used for diagnosis and in therapeutic procedures. John describes the limitations of automated regression testing and why few bugs are found that way. Using test monkeys enabled him to find many bugs in the devices that otherwise would not have been found before release. Inputs are selected from a list at random, and all crashes are investigated. Test monkeys can be implemented with commercial execution tools or inhouse tools. This approach borders on model-based testing and also is close to exploratory test automation. John’s team was able to calculate the reliability ...
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