A computer system and method is provided for prioritizing software tests. Software
tests are prioritized based on coverage indicators for the software tests and an
indication of impacted areas of the software. Each of the coverage indicators indicates
which portions of the software are executed for a respective one of the software
tests. The portions of the software include at least one of a plurality of blocks.
The indication of impacted areas of the software indicates ones of the plurality
of blocks that are modified or new with respect to a previous version of the software.
A prioritized list of software tests is output. The prioritized list includes at
least one test sequence.