Software Longevity Testing: Planning for the Long Haul

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Volume-Issue: 
2009-06
Article Summary: 

How long do you let your software run during testing? An increasing number of software applications are intended to run indefinitely, in an always-on operating environment. And yet, few test plans include more than a brief memory leak test case. Learn how to test for problems due to the passing of time and problems due to cumulative usage.