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The software industry has evolved exponentially in the last 50 years, and with it, software testing has become like a badge of software quality. However, during this evolution universities apparently have not kept pace with the changing and dynamic pace of the software industry. We have been motivated to carry out an exploratory study to analyze the current state of teaching software testing in careers related to Computer Science in Ecuadorian universities. We use a survey as an empirical strategy with a representative population of students in the country. The results are interesting and indicate possible problems in the teaching and culture of use of software testing. Consequently, this deficiency in the correct application of software testing by students is taken to the professional field and therefore to a high-growth industry. It is concluded that software testing in Ecuadorian university education still has deficiencies, making this a debt to be fulfilled by the software industry in Ecuador.
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Cerón, B., Chicaiza, A., Lamiño, J., Ch, R.P.R. (2024). Software Testing in Ecuadorian University Education: A Debt to the Software Industry. In: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Dzemyda, G., Moreira, F., Poniszewska-Marańda, A. (eds) Good Practices and New Perspectives in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 988. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60224-5_9
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