Types of Software Dependencies
Below are the different types of software dependencies:
- Logical dependency: Logical dependencies are related to the source-code files that are changed as a part of the modification request. Testers will evaluate such dependencies between the source code files by identifying the source code files that are modified mutually as part of software development. Dependencies that are not visible in syntactic dependencies are covered here while testing for logical dependencies.
- Syntactic dependency: Syntactic dependencies can be the inflow/ outflow of data or functional dependencies. Such dependencies are evaluated between the source code files by spotting the data, method, or function references crossing every source code file’s periphery.
- Work dependency: These dependencies are usually related to the workflow and are triggered by human and organizational factors on which the software’s failure proneness depends. These usually arise due to a lack of proper communication between developers, testers, and QAs which is why testers need to find them and fix them.
- Data dependency: Security tests have to check for data dependencies where the specific data structure gets modified by the function and is subsequently used in another function.
- Functional dependency: Functional dependency refers to how the elements behave in relation to others especially when a change in one element affects the functionality of the other elements coupled to it.
Dependency Testing
Dependency testing is a software testing technique where application requirements are pre-examined for initial states and existing software to achieve desired functionalities. The article focuses on discussing Dependency Testing in detail. The following topics of dependency testing will be discussed here:
Table of Content
- What is a Dependency Testing?
- Types of Software Dependencies
- What is a Test Method?
- Importance of Dependency Testing
- Activities During Dependency Testing
- Benefits of Dependency Testing
- Limitations of Dependency Testing
- Conclusion
Let’s start discussing each of these in detail.