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Unit Testing Past vs. Present: Examining LLMs' Impact on Defect Detection and Efficiency

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Main Authors:	Ramler, Rudolf, Straubinger, Philipp, Plösch, Reinhold, Winkler, Dietmar
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Software Engineering
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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