GTAC 2015: Test Suites and Program Analysis

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Published on November 27, 2015 3:40:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH7bXocxPR0

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Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yoOf_fyeN-AtQQQsTemxrranKVBUc9i-VzF_o4OqsJQ/pub

Patrick Lam (University of Waterloo)

Specializing static analysis techniques for test suites has yielded interesting results. We've previously learned that most tests are simple straight-line code, namely a sequence of setup statements followed by a payload consisting of asserts. We show how static analysis can identify useless setup statements, enabling developers to simplify and speed up their test cases.