The evolution of current modeling specifications gives rise to the problem of generating automated test cases from a variety of application tools. Past endeavours on behavioural testing of UML statecharts have not systematically leveraged the potential of existing graph theory for testing of objects. Therefore there exists a need for a simple, tool-independent, and effective method for automatic test generation.An architecture, codenamed ACUTE-J (Automated stateChart Unit Testing Engine for Java), for automating the unit test generation process is presented. A sequential approach for converting UML statechart diagrams to JUnit test classes is described, with the application of existing graph theory. Research byproducts such as a universal XML Schema and API for statechart-driven testing are also proposed.The result from a Java implementation of ACUTE-J is discussed in brief The Chinese Postman algorithm is utilised as an illustration for a run-through of the ACUTE-J architecture.

A philosophical meditation on the open source movement as a mechanism for the design and distribution of software is presented. As a development paradigm, the open source method is depicted as being a radical novelty in the gamut of engineering phenomena and an exemplary metaphor for postmodernist design.