A metric-based approach to identifying refactoring opportunities for merging code clones in a Java software system

Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 435-461

  Higo, Yoshiki ^a   Kusumoto, Shinji ^a   Inoue, Katsuro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Code clone; Metrics; Object oriented; Refactoring; Software maintenance

Indexed keywords

CLONING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; MAINTENANCE; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

CODE CLONE; METRICS; OBJECT-ORIENTED; REFACTORING; SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 56849129297     PISSN: 1532060X     EISSN: 15320618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smr.394     Document Type: Article

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