Identifier Names

Rename Chains: An Exploratory Study on the Occurrence and Characteristics of Identifiers Undergoing Multiple Renamings
Identifier names play a significant role in program comprehension activities, with high-quality names improving developer productivity …
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Understanding Digits in Identifier Names: An Exploratory Study
Before any software maintenance can occur, developers must read the identifier names found in the code to be maintained. Thus, …
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IDEAL: An Open-Source Identifier Name Appraisal Tool
Developers must comprehend the code they will maintain, meaning that the code must be legible and reasonably self-descriptive. …
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Contextualizing rename decisions using refactorings, commit messages, and data types
Identifier names are the atoms of program comprehension. Weak identifier names decrease developer productivity and degrade the …
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Contextualizing Rename Decisions using Refactorings and Commit Messages
Identifier names are the atoms of comprehension; weak identifier names decrease productivity by increasing the chance that developers …
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Modeling the Relationship Between Identifier Name and Behavior
This paper presents the features of a model that relates the natural language found in identifiers with program semantics. The model …
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Towards a Model to Appraise and Suggest Identifier Names
Unknowingly, identifiers in the source code of a software system play a vital role in determining the quality of the system. Ambiguous …
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