RT journal article
T1 Assessment of C++ object-oriented mutation operators: A selective mutation approach
A1 Delgado Pérez, Pedro
A1 Segura, Sergio
A1 Medina Bulo, María Inmaculada
A2 Ingeniería Informática
K1 Mutation testing
K1 class mutation operators
K1 C++
K1 selective mutation
K1 quality of mutation operators
AB Mutation testing is an effective but costly testing technique. Several studies have observed that some mutants can be redundant and therefore removed without affecting its effectiveness. Similarly, some mutants may be more effective than others in guiding the tester on the creation of high‐quality test cases. On the basis of these findings, we present an assessment of C++ class mutation operators by classifying them into 2 rankings: the first ranking sorts the operators on the basis of their degree of redundancy and the second regarding the quality of the tests they help to design. Both rankings are used in a selective mutation study analysing the trade‐off between the reduction achieved and the effectiveness when using a subset of mutants. Experimental results consistently show that leveraging the operators at the top of the 2 rankings, which are different, lead to a significant reduction in the number of mutants with a minimum loss of effectiveness.
PB Wiley Online Library
YR 2017
FD 2017-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23185
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23185
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026