Every once in a while the topic of code coverage surfaces, which invariably leads to a number of interesting views and comments. Recently, my friend Meera Subbarao mused about the subject by ...

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Whilethis approach may seem heavy-handed, it can be acceptable because theamount of critical code requiring MC/DC level testing is oftenrelatively small. A lack of complete test coverage almost always ...

While I love RSS for aggregating feeds from various blogs, nothing beats having an expert combing through articles and posts, culling the best ones. Few people, if any, do that culling better for ...

Maybe you've always wondered what the gcov utility that comes with GCC is used for, or maybe your new project at work has a regulatory or customer requirement that your delivered software be tested to ...

Reliable programs need to be tested and checked before problems occur. Static and dynamic analysis should be in every embedded developer's toolbox. Many developers employ code coverage tools but ...

Today’s complexity of embedded systems is steadily increasing. The growing number of components in a system and the increased communication and synchronization of all components requires reliable ...

When asked, many engineers will say that the goal of a test plan for a PCB is full or 100% test coverage. When pressed further, they usually admit that 100% test coverage is virtually impossible to ...