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How Different is Test Case Prioritization for Open and Closed Source Projects?

Improved test case prioritization means that software developers can detect and fix more software faults sooner than usual. But is there one "best" prioritization algorithm? Or do different kinds of projects deserve special kinds of prioritization? To answer these questions, this paper applies nine prioritization schemes to 31 projects that range from (a) highly rated open-source Github projects to (b) computational science software to (c) a closed-source project. We find that prioritization approaches that work best for open-source projects can work worst for the closed-source project (and vice versa). From these experiments, we conclude that (a) it is ill-advised to always apply one prioritization scheme to all projects since (b) prioritization requires tuning to different project types.

preprint2021arXivOpen access

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