Clones are code segments that have been created by copying-and-pasting from other code segments. Clones occur often in large software systems. It is reported that 5 to 50% of the ...
—Current research on code clones tries to address the question whether or not code clones are harmful for the quality of software. As most of these studies are based on the fine...
Nicolas Bettenburg, Weiyi Shang, Walid Ibrahim, Br...
Algebraic testing is an automated software testing method based on algebraic formal specifications. It has the advantages of highly automated testing process and independence of t...
Evolution of software systems is characterized by inevitable changes of software and increasing software complexity, which in turn may lead to huge maintenance and development cos...
Extreme Programming (XP) is an agile software development methodology composed of several practices that purportedly yield high quality and high customer satisfaction. However, th...