Supporting the analysis of clones in software systems: A case study

Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 61-82

  Kapser, Cory J ^a   Godfrey, Michael W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Department of Telecommunications Software Engineering ^*  (Canada)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Clone detection; Code clone; Duplication; Maintenance; Software architecture; Visualization

Indexed keywords

CLONE DETECTION; CODE CLONES; DUPLICATION; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

CODES (STANDARDS); COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; MAINTENANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SERVERS; VISUALIZATION; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COMPUTER CRIME;

EID: 33646429779     PISSN: 1532060X     EISSN: 15320618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smr.327     Document Type: Conference Paper

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