Simplifying and Isolating Failure-Inducing Input: A Retrospective on Delta Debugging

Delta Debugging is a technique to simplify and isolate failure-inducing changes. Its most popular application is on program inputs, where it reduces a failure-inducing input to a minimal input that still triggers the failure. This paper provides a retrospective on Delta Debugging, discussing its ori...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on software engineering Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 820 - 824
Main Authors: Zeller, Andreas, Hildebrandt, Ralf
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York IEEE 01.03.2025
IEEE Computer Society
Subjects:
Codes
Computer bugs
Debugging
Delta debugging
Failure
failure-inducing inputs
fault localization
History
Manuals
Python
Search problems
Servers
Software
Software algorithms
software testing
ISSN:0098-5589, 1939-3520
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Summary:Delta Debugging is a technique to simplify and isolate failure-inducing changes. Its most popular application is on program inputs, where it reduces a failure-inducing input to a minimal input that still triggers the failure. This paper provides a retrospective on Delta Debugging, discussing its origins, applications, and impact. We also discuss the limitations of Delta Debugging and suggest directions for future research.
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ISSN:0098-5589
1939-3520
DOI:10.1109/TSE.2025.3537167