A comparative analysis of mutation testing tools for Java

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the mutation testing technique that is widely used when testing different software tools. This paper presents a comparative analysis of two mutation testing tools for Java programs, namely Pitest and /Java. They both allow automatically introducing faults into a software code. The analysis has revealed their pros and cons, as well as specific features of their launch and application. Such comparison can help to select the choose the most appropriate mutation tool or the combination of these tools when testing Java programs. We further discuss how these two tools might be combined and which of the two tools better for the mutation generation.