The Cloudification Perspectives of Search-Based Software Testing

Abstract

To promote and sustain the future of our society, the most critical challenge of contemporary software engineering and cloud computing experts are related to the efficient integration of emerging cloudification and DevOps practices in the development and testing processes of modern systems. In this context, we argue that SBST can play a critical role in improving testing practices and automating the verification and validation (V&V) of cloudification properties of Cloud Native Applications (CNA). Hence, in this paper, we focus on the untouched side of SBST in the cloud field, by discussing (1) the testing challenges in the cloud research field and (2) summarizing the recent contributions of SBST in supporting development practices of CNA. Finally, we discuss the emerging research topics characterizing the cloudification perspectives of SBST in the cloud field.

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