Speaker
Mr
Florian Urmetzer
(Research Assistant in the ACET centre, The University of Reading, UK)
Description
Ongoing research has shown that testing grid software is complex. Automated testing
mechanisms seem to be widely used, but are critically discussed on account of their
efficiency and correctness in finding errors. Especially when programming distributed
collaborative systems, structures get complex and systems get more error-prone. Past
projects done by the authors have shown that the most important part of the tests
seem to be tests conducted in a test-bed. However, reconstructing errors was nearly
impossible. The researchers have developed a distributed screen recorder as
proof-of-concept, which enables the tester to record screens in different locations.
The playback is synchronous and can therefore be used to easily reconstruct moments
in time, for example when errors have occurred. Additionally, the screen recorder
allows conducting usability tests of distributed applications by recording web cam
pictures of the user. The application will make front-end and usability testing of
Grid applications easier and more efficient.
Primary authors
Mr
Florian Urmetzer
(Research Assistant in the ACET centre, The University of Reading, UK)
Mr
Gareth Lewis
(Research Assistant in the ACET centre, The University of Reading, UK)
Co-authors
Mr
Mehmood Hasan
(Research Assistant in the ACET centre, The University of Reading, UK)
Prof.
Vassil Alexandrov
(Professor in the ACET centre, The University of Reading, UK)
