@article{BrummayerJ:TPLP2010, author = {Robert Brummayer and Matti J\"arvisalo}, title = {Testing and Debugging Techniques for Answer Set Solver Development}, journal = {Theory and Practice of Logic Programming}, volume = {10}, number = {4--6}, pages = {741--758}, year = {2010}, } Abstract: This paper develops automated testing and debugging techniques for answer set solver development. We describe a flexible grammar-based black-box ASP fuzz testing tool which is able to reveal various defects such as unsound and incomplete behavior, i.e. invalid answer sets and inability to find existing solutions, in state-of-the-art answer set solver implementations. Moreover, we develop delta debugging techniques for shrinking failure-inducing inputs on which solvers exhibit defective behavior. In particular, we develop a delta debugging algorithm in the context of answer set solving, and evaluate two different elimination strategies for the algorithm.