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Minesweeper automates root cause analysis as a first-line defense against bugs

Minesweeper automates root cause analysis as a first-line defense against bugs

2/9/2021 · Vijay Murali, Edward Yao, Umang Mathur, Satish Chandra

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Introduced Minesweeper, an automated root cause analysis (RCA) system that leverages sequential pattern mining and statistical analysis (precision, recall, F1-score) on event traces to identify the causes of bugs. This system processes tens of thousands of error reports in minutes with 85% accuracy, serving as a first-line defense against bugs and reducing manual debugging efforts.

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