We revisit the performance of template-based APR to build comprehensive knowledge
about the effectiveness of fix patterns, and to highlight the importance of complementary …

Patching is a common activity in software development. It is generally performed on a source
code base to address bugs or add new functionalities. In this context, given the recurrence of …

A notable class of techniques for automatic program repair is known as semantics-based.
Such techniques, eg, Angelix, infer semantic specifications via symbolic execution, and then …

Fix pattern-based patch generation is a promising direction in Automated Program Repair
(APR). Notably, it has been demonstrated to produce more acceptable and correct patches …

Properly benchmarking Automated Program Repair (APR) systems should contribute to the
development and adoption of the research outputs by practitioners. To that end, the research …

Issue tracking systems are commonly used in modern software development for collecting
feedback from users and developers. An ultimate automation target of software maintenance …

Concept This paper is a living review on automatic program repair 1. Compared to a
traditional survey, a living review evolves over time. I use a concise bullet-list style meant to …

Existing APR techniques can be generally divided into two families: semantics-vs. heuristics-
based. Semantics-based APR uses symbolic execution and test suites to extract semantic …

Automated program repair (APR) has extensively been developed by leveraging search-
based techniques, in which fix ingredients are explored and identified in different …

Current state-of-the-art automatic software repair (ASR) techniques rely heavily on
incomplete specifications, or test suites, to generate repairs. This, however, may cause ASR …