DevPartner Fault Simulator is a software development tool used to simulate

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errors. It helps developers and quality assurance engineers write, test and

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those parts of the

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responsible for handling fault situations which can occur within applications. The target application, where faults are simulated, behaves as if those faults were the result of a real software or hardware problem which the application could face. DevPartner Fault Simulator works with applications written for

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and

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platforms and is integrated with the

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. DevPartner Fault Simulator belonged to the DevPartner family of products offered by

Compuware Compuware Corporation was an American software company based in Detroit. The company offered products aimed at the information technology (IT) departments of large businesses, and its services also included testing, development, automation and p ...

. At some point before the product line was sold to

Micro Focus Micro Focus International plc was a British multinational software and information technology business based in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The firm provided software and consultancy. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and t ...

in 2009, the product was retired.

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