A good test suite is one that detects real faults. Because the set of faults in a program is usually
unknowable, this definition is not useful to practitioners who are creating test suites, nor …

The coverage of a test suite is often used as a proxy for its ability to detect faults. However,
previous studies that investigated the correlation between code coverage and test suite …

When coding to a framework, developers often become stuck, unsure of which class to subclass,
which objects to instantiate and which methods to call. Example code that demonstrates …

When coding to an application programming interface (API), developers often encounter
difficulties, unsure of which class to subclass, which objects to instantiate, and which methods to …

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) provide powerful abstraction mechanisms that
enable complex functionality to be used by client programs. However, this abstraction does not …

Collaborative development can be hampered when conflicts arise because developers have
inconsistent copies of a shared project. We present an approach to help developers identify …

Organizations are generating, processing, and retaining data at a rate that often exceeds their
ability to analyze it effectively; at the same time, the insights derived from these large data …

Many software reuse tasks involve reusing source code that was not designed in a manner
conducive to those tasks, requiring that ad hoc modifications be applied. Such pragmatic …

When submitting a patch, the primary concerns of individual developers are “How can I
maximize the chances of my patch being approved, and minimize the time it takes for this to …

Conflicts among developers' inconsistent copies of a shared project arise in collaborative
development and can slow progress and decrease quality. Identifying and resolving such …