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How Do Java Mutation Tools Differ? A framework for aiding future Java mutation tool comparisons.

This article presents a system for evaluating Java mutation tools, tools which enable test efficacy and debugging in computer software. The authors compare eight Java mutation tools and provide a framework that can be applied to both current and future mutation tools. The framework provided incorpor...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 65; no. 12; pp. 74 - 90
Main Authors: AMALFITANO, DOMENICO, PAIVA, ANA C. R., INQUEL, ALEXIS, PINTO, LUÍS, FASOLINO, ANNA RITA, JUST, RENÉ
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Dec2022
Subjects:
Java programming language
Mutation testing of computer software
Debugging
Source code
Command-line interfaces
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:This article presents a system for evaluating Java mutation tools, tools which enable test efficacy and debugging in computer software. The authors compare eight Java mutation tools and provide a framework that can be applied to both current and future mutation tools. The framework provided incorporates five areas of analysis- tool version, deployment, mutation process, user-centric features and mutation operators.