Testability Estimation of Object Oriented Design: A Revisit

Testability is one of the most important quality indicators. Its correct measurement or evaluation, always facilitate and improve the test process. However, testability has always been an elusive concept and its correct measurement or evaluation is a difficult exercise. Researchers and practitioners have always argued that testability should be considered as a key attribute in order to guarantee the software quality. An accurate measure of software quality depends on testability measurement, and as a result estimating efforts in measuring testability is a complex problem attracting considerable research attention. This paper presents the results of a systematic review conducted to collect evidence on software testability estimation of object oriented design. In this review paper, our aim is to find the existing known comprehensive and complete model or framework for evaluating the testability of object oriented design at an initial stage.

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