From Reproducibility Problems to Improvements: A journey

Reproducibility and repeatability are key properties of benchmarks. However, achieving reproducibility can be difficult. We faced this while applying the microbenchmark MooBench to the resource monitoring framework SPASS-meter. In this paper, we discuss some interesting problems that occurred while trying to reproduce previous benchmarking results. In the process of reproduction, we extended MooBench and made improvements to the performance of SPASS-meter. We conclude with lessons learned for reproducing (micro-)benchmarks.This folder contains the archived experimental data for the corresponding publication on the Symposium on Software Performance (SSP'16, http://www.performance-symposium.org/2016/program/). Please refer to benchmark.pdf or benchmark.docx for more information on the individual files and their usage