A search-based training algorithm for cost-aware defect prediction

Research has yielded approaches to predict future defects in software artifacts based on historical information, thus assisting companies in effectively allocating limited development resources and developers in reviewing each others' code changes. Developers are unlikely to devote the same effort to inspect each software artifact predicted...

The Impact of Test Case Summaries on Bug Fixing Performance: An Empirical Investigation

Automated test generation tools have been widely investigated with the goal of reducing the cost of testing activities. However, generated tests have been shown not to help developers in detecting and finding more bugs even though they reach higher structural coverage compared to manual testing. The main reason is that generated tests are...

Context Is King: The Developer Perspective on the Usage of Static Analysis Tools