Code duplication, plausibly caused by copying source code and slightly modifying it, is often observed in large systems. Clone detection and documentation have been investigated b...
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One prevalent method for evaluating the results of automated software analysis tools is to compare the tools’ output to the judgment of human experts. This evaluation strategy i...
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In modern software engineering, researchers regard a software system as an organic life form that must continue to evolve to remain successful. Unfortunately, little is known abou...
tection via Structural Abstraction William S. Evans Department of Computer Science University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, CANADA Christopher W. Fraser Microsoft Re...
Code cloning is not only assumed to inflate maintenance costs but also considered defect-prone as inconsistent changes to code duplicates can lead to unexpected behavior. Conseque...