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In computer programming, a characterization test (also known as Golden Master Testing) is a means to describe (characterize) the actual behavior of an existing piece of software, and therefore protect existing behavior of legacy code against unintended changes via automated testing. This term was coined by Michael Feathers.
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TTTA extracted 8 structured relationships around Characterization test. Examples in this analysis include PDFs → instance of → It is relatively easy to implement for complex legacy systems.As such allows refactoring.It is generally a sensible approach for complex results and Characterization test → related to overview → In James Bach's. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
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| PDFs | instance of | It is relatively easy to implement for complex legacy systems.As such allows refactoring.It is generally a sensible approach for complex results | 0.80 | text |
| XML | instance of | It is relatively easy to implement for complex legacy systems.As such allows refactoring.It is generally a sensible approach for complex results | 0.80 | text |
| images | instance of | It is relatively easy to implement for complex legacy systems.As such allows refactoring.It is generally a sensible approach for complex results | 0.80 | text |
| etc. where checking all relevant attributes with assertions would be both insensible due to the amount of attributes | instance of | It is relatively easy to implement for complex legacy systems.As such allows refactoring.It is generally a sensible approach for complex results | 0.80 | text |
| result in unreadable/unmaintainable test code | instance of | It is relatively easy to implement for complex legacy systems.As such allows refactoring.It is generally a sensible approach for complex results | 0.80 | text |
| Characterization test | related to overview | In James Bach's | 0.60 | section |
| Characterization test | related to overview | Michael Bolton's | 0.60 | section |
| Characterization test | related to overview | Traditional | 0.60 | section |
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For Characterization test, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Characterization test with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Characterization test to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Overview, Advantages & Disadvantages, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Characterization test · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout