Is duplicate code more frequently modified than non-duplicate code in software evolution?: An empirical study on open source software

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 73-82

  Hotta, Keisuke ^a   Sano, Yukiko ^a   Higo, Yoshiki ^a   Kusumoto, Shinji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

duplicate code; empirical study; software maintenance

Indexed keywords

CODE FRAGMENTS; DUPLICATE CODE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EMPIRICAL STUDY; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION; SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; MAINTAINABILITY; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

OPEN SYSTEMS;

EID: 78649993696     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1862372.1862390     Document Type: Conference Paper

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