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Mobile Application Testing and Assessment

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Theory and Applications of Dependable Computer Systems (DepCoS-RELCOMEX 2020)

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The paper discusses problems related to testing software applications in mobile system environment. We present possibilities and limitations of available test support tools and propose three original programs improving this process. In the experimental studies we analyze test coverage for a set of representative open source projects. This research is enhanced with a detailed exploration of user recommendation reports of these projects to identify improvement and correction needs. Our experience has been discussed with developers of commercial mobile applications which used the developed tools.

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  1. Institute of Computer Science, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

    Janusz Sosnowski

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  1. Marcin J. Jeleński
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  1. Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland

    Wojciech Zamojski

  2. Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland

    Jacek Mazurkiewicz

  3. Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland

    Jarosław Sugier

  4. Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland

    Tomasz Walkowiak

  5. Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

    Janusz Kacprzyk

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Jeleński, M.J., Sosnowski, J. (2020). Mobile Application Testing and Assessment. In: Zamojski, W., Mazurkiewicz, J., Sugier, J., Walkowiak, T., Kacprzyk, J. (eds) Theory and Applications of Dependable Computer Systems. DepCoS-RELCOMEX 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1173. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48256-5_28

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