Efficient Regression Tests for Database Applications
Summary: Highlights why generic unit-test frameworks (e.g., JUnit) fail for database applications—core problem: tests mutate persistent DB state. Proposes efficient techniques to isolate, restore, and manage database state to enable automated, repeatable regression testing. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
Incoming Non-self Citations Over Time
Authors
- 1. Florian Haftmann (i-TV-T AG)
- 2. Donald Kossmann (ETH Zurich; i-TV-T AG)
- 3. Alexander Kreutz (i-TV-T AG)
BibTeX Citation
@inproceedings{haftmann_cidr05,
address = {Amsterdam, Netherlands},
series = {{CIDR} '05},
title = {{Efficient Regression Tests for Database Applications}},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {Conference} on {Innovative} {Data} {Systems} {Research}},
author = {Haftmann, Florian and Kossmann, Donald and Kreutz, Alexander},
year = {2005}
}Incoming Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)
Showing 4 of 4 citing papers.
| Rank | Citing Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,638 | Test Data Generation for Complex SQL Queries | 2026 | SIGMOD | 5.4772833e-05 |
| 8,191 | Testing Database Applications | 2006 | SIGMOD | 5.3810352e-05 |
| 12,786 | A Framework for Testing Query Transformation Rules | 2009 | SIGMOD | 4.9793485e-05 |
| 13,048 | Parallel Execution of Test Runs for Database Application Systems | 2005 | VLDB | 4.9793485e-05 |
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Citations counted here include only citations to other VLDB/SIGMOD/CIDR/PODS papers in this database.
| Rank | Cited Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383 | Massive Stochastic Testing of SQL | 1998 | VLDB | 0.00019484034 |
| 908 | Meaningful Change Detection in Structured Data | 1997 | SIGMOD | 0.00013157386 |
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