Effective fault localization using code coverage

Proceedings - International Computer Software and Applications Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 449-456

  Wong, W Eric ^a   Qi, Yu ^a   Zhao, Lei ^a   Cai, Kai Yuan ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Code coverage; Failed tests; Fault localization; Program debugging; Risk of code; Successful tests

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATION THEORY; FAULT DETECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE TESTING;

CODE COVERAGE; FAILED TESTS; FAULT LOCALIZATION; RISK OF CODES;

PROGRAM DEBUGGING;

EID: 37349128124     PISSN: 07303157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/COMPSAC.2007.109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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