RT journal article
T1 Performance mutation testing: Hypothesis and open questions
A1 Sánchez, Ana B.
A1 Delgado Pérez, Pedro
A1 Segura, Sergio
A1 Medina Bulo, María Inmaculada
A2 Ingeniería Informática
K1 Performance testing
K1 Mutation testing
K1 Performance bugs
AB Performance bugs are common, costly, and elusive. Performance tests aim to detect performance bugs by running the program with specific inputs and determining whether the observed behaviour is acceptable. There not exist mechanisms, however, to assess the effectiveness of performance tests. Mutation testing is a technique to evaluate and enhance functional test suites by seeding artificial faults in the program under test. In this new idea paper, we explore the applicability of mutation testing to assess and improve performance tests. This novel approach is motivated with examples and open questions.
PB Elsevier
SN 0950-5849
YR 2018
FD 2018-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23182
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23182
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 13-nov-2026