2 papers
cs.SE2026
Causal Inference for the Effect of Code Coverage on Bug Introduction
Lukas Schulte, Gordon Fraser, Steffen Herbold
Context: Code coverage is widely used as a software quality assurance measure. However, its effect, and specifically the advisable dose, are disputed in both the research and engin…
cs.SE2026
Understanding Bug-Reproducing Tests: A First Empirical Study
Andre Hora, Gordon Fraser
Developers create bug-reproducing tests that support debugging by failing as long as the bug is present, and passing once the bug has been fixed. These tests are usually integrated…