Basic Block Coverage for Search-Based Crash Reproduction: Replication Package

Replication package for the 2020 SSBSE paper 'It is not Only About Control Dependent Nodes: Basic Block Coverage for Search-Based Crash Reproduction' by Pouria Derakhshanfar et al. The package likely contains data and code supporting the study of search-based software testing techniques for reproducing software crashes. It originates from research conducted at Delft University of Technology.

Use Cases

• Replicating experiments on search-based crash reproduction based on the described methodology.
• Analyzing the effectiveness of basic block coverage metrics for crash reproduction based on the paper's focus.
• Benchmarking new crash reproduction algorithms against the provided data and results.
• Studying the relationship between control flow coverage and test generation success in software testing.

Strengths

• Associated with a peer-reviewed academic publication from the 2020 SSBSE symposium.
• Provides a direct link to the research methodology and experimental setup described in the paper.
• Authored by researchers from Delft University of Technology, a known institution in software engineering.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Delft University of Technology

Collection Method

Likely generated as part of the research experiments for the associated academic paper.