Automatically generating test cases for software has been an active research topic for many
years. While current tools can generate powerful regression or crash-reproducing test cases …

Test amplification makes systematic changes to existing, manually written tests to provide
tests complementary to an automated test suite. We consider developer-centric test …

Context: In a seminal work, Ball et al.[1] investigate if the information available in version
control systems could be used to predict defect density, arguing that practitioners and …

This paper suggests that the purpose (goal) and manner (method) of knowledge application
and generation usefully distinguishes engineering and scientific knowledge. This method …

Mutation testing is well-known for its efficacy in assessing test quality, and starting to be
applied in the industry. However, what should a developer do when confronted with a low …

The software development process is rapidly evolving with the advancement of Large
Language Models (LLMs). LLMs are not only transforming the way code is written but are …

Context: Test flakiness arises when test cases have a non-deterministic, intermittent
behavior that leads them to either pass or fail when run against the same code. While …

Researchers often rely on benchmarks to demonstrate feasibility or efficiency of their
contributions. However, finding the right benchmark suite can be a daunting task-existing …

As software engineering researchers, we are also zealous tool smiths. Building a research
prototype is often a daunting task, let alone building an industry-grade family of tools …

The most common reason for Continuous Integration (CI) builds to break is failing tests.
When a build breaks, a developer often has to scroll through hundreds to thousands of log …