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Test Coverage

Category: Library
#Engineering #Test #Code Coverage

What's the right amount of test coverage? Test Coverage and Post-Verification Defects: A Multiple Case Study](https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=493B8BCE8FC1C3DA!26920&authkey=!AFbVeq8YcyR0jDQ&ithint=file%2cpdf) provides some insights. Interestingly, they find:

that the test effort increases exponentially with test coverage, but that the reduction in field defects increases linearly with test coverage.

In other words, it takes more and more effort to reduce field issues. Based on their study most of the benefit accrues up to around 80% code coverage.

Memory Testing

Category: Tools
#system #OS #memory #test

memtest does what it says on the tin. It tests memory. Grab the installer from http://www.memtest.org/#downiso and install onto a bootable USB.

On a recent machine you'll need to disable UFEI in the BIOS to boot from the USB stick.