How Developers Diagnose and Repair Software Bugs
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How do practitioners debug computer programs? In a retrospective study with 180 respondents and an observational study with 12 practitioners, we collect and discuss data on how developers spend their time on diagnosis and fixing bugs, with key findings on tools and strategies used, as well as highlighting the need for automated assistance. To facilitate and guide future research, we provide a highly usable debugging benchmark providing fault locations, patches and explanations for common bugs as provided by the practitioners.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016