Software Engineering Research
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This cluster of papers focuses on empirical studies in software engineering, covering topics such as refactoring, code clone detection, software defect prediction, requirements traceability, static code attributes, machine learning, software maintenance, source code analysis, bug localization, and API usage patterns.
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Research vocabulary
software maintenance; software metrics; software quality; software evolution; software maintainability; program comprehension; software defect prediction; refactoring; software repositories; code quality; object-oriented software; software reengineering; code smells; technical debt; source code analysis; software complexity; abstract syntax tree; developer productivity; code review; bug reports; software quality assessment; software defects; static code analysis; code clone detection; open source projects
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Morton address: 36174208510348371 · morton4x16-v1
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