mutation-test

Run mutation testing to measure test suite effectiveness. Mutation testing introduces small changes (mutants) to code and checks if tests catch them. High coverage with low mutation score indicates weak tests.

| Mutation Testing Theory | IEEE TSE (2019) | Papadakis et al. "Mutation Testing Advances" | | ICST Mutation Workshop | IEEE Annual | Mutation 2024 | | Stryker Mutator | Industry Tool | stryker-mutator.io | | PITest | Java Tool | pitest.org | | mutmut | Python Tool | github.com/boxed/mutmut |

| "Run mutation testing" | Execute mutation analysis | | "Check if my tests are effective" | Run mutation + analyze | | "Validate test quality" | Mutation score report | | "Are my tests catching real bugs?" | Mutation analysis | | "Find weak tests" | Identify low-score tests | | "Why did this bug escape tests?" | Mutation analysis on module |