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This chapter relies on experience with tool development gained over the last thirty years. It shows that there are a large number of techniques that contribute to any successful project, and that formality is always the key: a modern software test tool is based on a firm mathematical foundation. After a brief introduction, Section 2 recalls and extends the terminology of Chapter 1. Section 3 discusses the the design of different sorts of static and dynamic analysis tools. Nine important issues to be taken into consideration when evaluating such tools are presented in Section 4. Section 5 investigates the interplay between testing and proof. In Section 6, we call for developers to take their own medicine and verify their tools. Finally, we conclude in Section 7 with a summary of our main messages, emphasising the important role of testing.
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Hennell, M. (2010). Software Tool Issues. In: Borba, P., Cavalcanti, A., Sampaio, A., Woodcook, J. (eds) Testing Techniques in Software Engineering. PSSE 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6153. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14335-9_6
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