Mutation Testing, Finally a Good Measure of Test Quality?
summary
Mutation testing is presented as a practical way to measure test quality by introducing small code changes (mutants) to reveal weaknesses in existing tests. The talk explains what mutation testing is, how to set it up on a project, and shows results from applying it to a real codebase.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:04Why test code
- 3:10Code coverage limits
- 8:25What is mutation testing
- 12:59Common mutation types
- 14:44Optimizing mutation testing execution
- 15:46Concrete example with mutation testing
- 22:08Pros and cons
- 23:50Best practices and pitfalls
- 27:31Q&A
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