Recognizing Words from Source Code Identifiers Using Speech Recognition Techniques

The existing software engineering literature has empirically shown that a proper choice of identifiers influences software understandability and maintainability. Researchers have noticed that identifiers are one of the most important source of information about program entities and that the semantic of identifiers guide the cognitive process. Recognizing the words forming identifiers is not an easy task when naming conventions (e.g., Camel Case) are not used or strictly followed and

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: CSMR
• Authors: Nioosha Madani, Latifa Guerrouj, Massimiliano Di Penta, Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, Giuliano Antoniol
• Keywords: Camel Case, CSMR 2010, Identifiers, Software Engineering, Source Code Identifiers