2001 IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization (InfoVis 2001) Technical Note: Visually Encoding Program Test Information to Find Faults in Software San Diego, CA October 22-October 23 ISBN: 0-7695-1342-5
Large test suites are frequently used to evaluate software systems and to locate errors. Unfortunately, this process can generate a huge amount of data that is difficult to interpret manually. We have created a system, Tarantula, that visually encodes test data to help find program errors. The system uses a principled color mapping to represent source lines in passed and failed tests. It also provides a flexible user interface for examining different perspectives that show the behavior of the source code on test sets, ranging from individual tests, to important subsets such as the set of failed tests, to the entire test suite.
Index Terms:
debugging, fault localization, circular/radial displays, focus+context, overview and detail, animation, hierarchy visualizations
Citation:
James Eagan, Mary Jean Harrold, James A. Jones, John Stasko, "Technical Note: Visually Encoding Program Test Information to Find Faults in Software," ieee_infovis, pp.33, 2001 IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization (InfoVis 2001), 2001 Usage of this product signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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