Software Maintenance

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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An Ensemble Approach for Annotating Source Code Identifiers with Part-of-speech Tags
This paper presents an ensemble part-of-speech tagging approach for source code identifiers. Ensemble tagging is a technique that uses …
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On the generation, structure, and semantics of grammar patterns in source code identifiers
Identifiers make up a majority of the text in code. They are one of the most basic mediums through which developers describe the code …
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On the Distribution of Test Smells in Open Source Android Applications: An Exploratory Study
The impact of bad programming practices, such as code smells, in production code has been the focus of numerous studies in software …
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An Empirical Study of Abbreviations and Expansions in Software Artifacts
Expanding abbreviations is an important text normalization technique used for the purpose of either increasing developer comprehension …
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A Preliminary Study of Android Refactorings
Throughout the lifetime of a software system, developers continuously refactor the source code as a means of improving the quality of …
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