Dependency graphs are at the heart of software analytics tasks like change impact analysis,
test selection, and maintenance analysis. Despite their importance, current approaches to …

The descriptive naming of unit tests has always been a focal task in test maintenance.
Previous work tried to use different methods to generate descriptive names for unit tests or …

Tests are considered important to ensure the good behavior of applications and improve
their quality. But development in companies also involves tight schedules, old habits, less …

Software testing is one of the most important aspects of modern software development. To
ensure the quality of the software, developers should ideally write and execute automated …

Debugging software is an inevitable chore, often difficult and more time-consuming than
expected, giving it the nickname the “dirty little secret of computer science.” Surprisingly, we …

Predictions of path criticalities are included into a constructive timing-driven placement
procedure. These predictions are periodically performed through the placement process and …

Over the last decade, strong unit testing has become an essential component of any serious
software project, whether in industry or academia. The agile development movement has …

abstract Software testing is an integral part of modern software engineering practice. Past
research has not only underlined its significance, but also revealed its multi-faceted nature …

Inexperienced software developers-such as fresh graduates-shape the future of software
engineering as a practice. Supporting these novice developers in becoming high quality …

Micro-clones are tiny duplicated pieces of code; they typically comprise only few statements
or lines. In this paper, we study the “Last Line Effect,” the phenomenon that the last line or …