Clone evolution: A systematic review

Journal of software: Evolution and Process

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 261-283

  Pate, Jeremy R ^a   Tairas, Robert ^b   Kraft, Nicholas A ^a  

^a Department of Computer Science   (United States)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Clone evolution; Code clones; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

CODE CLONE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EVOLUTION PATTERNS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPORAL DIMENSIONS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; RESEARCH;

CLONING;

EID: 84879652109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20477481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smr.579     Document Type: Review

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