Automatic tools for finding software errors require knowledge of the rules a program must obey, or “specifications,” before they can identify bugs. We present a method that ...
A bug report is typically assigned to a single developer who is then responsible for fixing the bug. In Mozilla and Eclipse, between 37%-44% of bug reports are "tossed" ...
The change history of a software project contains a rich collection of code changes that record previous development experience. Changes that fix bugs are especially interesting, ...
Bug reporting/fixing is an important social part of the software development process. The bug-fixing process inherently has strong inter-personal dynamics at play, especially in h...
Philip J. Guo, Thomas Zimmermann, Nachiappan Nagap...