一句话:通过实证研究揭示变异测试中的故障传播效应,以理解故障为何转化为测试失败。
论文关注软件测试中一个基础问题:故障如何经过执行传播最终表现为测试失败。作者以变异测试为对象,对变异所引发的传播效应开展实证研究,试图刻画变异故障在测试执行中的影响方式。更好地理解故障到失败的转化过程,有望指导测试套件设计、自动程序修复等多项软件测试任务,因为这些任务都假设故障存在会改变某些测试执行。摘要未报告具体实验数据与结论,但论文主题属于变异测试与故障传播的实证分析。
The mechanics of how a fault reveals itself as a test failure is of keen interest to software researchers and practitioners alike. An improved understanding of how faults translate to failures can guide improvements in broad facets of software testing, ranging from test suite design to automated program repair, which are premised on the understanding that the presence of faults would alter some test executions.