Search Results - Java program comprehension

Introspector: A general-purpose tool for visualizing and comparing runtime object structures on the Java platform

Authors: Francisco Ortin Oscar Rodriguez-Prieto Miguel Garcia

Source: SoftwareX, Vol 31, Iss , Pp 102250- (2025)

Subject Terms: Introspector, Runtime object visualization, Reflection, Program comprehension, Introspection, Software debugging, Computer software, QA76.75-76.765

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711025002171; https://doaj.org/toc/2352-7110

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Jask: Generation of questions about learners’ code in Java

Authors: Santos, A. L. Soares, T. Garrido, N. et al.

Subject Terms: Question generation, Automatic assessment, Program comprehension, Self-explanation

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Relation: 978-1-4503-9201-3

Availability: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/32036

Comprehending C codes with LLMs: Effective comment generation through retrieval and reasoning.

Authors: Majumdar, Srijoni Deshpande, Adwita Das, Partha Pratim et al.

Source: Pattern Recognition Letters. Jan2026, Vol. 199, p295-302. 8p.

Subject Terms: *C (Computer program language), *LANGUAGE models, *EVALUATION methodology, *SOFTWARE maintenance, *ANNOTATIONS, *NATURAL language processing, *MACHINE learning

Applying temporal chunk signals analysis to measure programming competence by the transcription of Java program code

Authors: Albehaijan, Noorah Abdullah

Subject Terms: QA0076.6 Programming

Access URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.856236

JSEA: A Program Comprehension Tool Adopting LDA-based Topic Modeling

Authors: Tianxia Wang Yan Liu

Subject Terms: Java program comprehension, Topic models, Interactive tool

Relation: http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2017.080359

Availability: https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2017.080359

The VariCity ecosystem: City visualization of object-oriented variability in Java and TypeScript

Authors: Collet, Philippe Mortara, Johann Brault, Yann et al.

Contributors: Collet, Philippe Mortara, Johann Brault, Yann et al.

Source: ISSN: 0167-6423 ; Science of Computer Programming ; https://hal.science/hal-04725549 ; Science of Computer Programming, 2025, 240, pp.103210. ⟨10.1016/j.scico.2024.103210⟩.

Subject Terms: Program comprehension, Software variability, Reverse engineering, Software visualization, Software cities, [INFO.INFO-SE]Computer Science [cs]/Software Engineering [cs.SE]

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scico.2024.103210

A large scale empirical study of the impact of Spaghetti Code and Blob anti-patterns on program comprehension

Authors: Politowski, Cristiano Khomh, Foutse Romano, Simone et al.

Subject Terms: Informatique, anti-patterns, blob, Spaghetti code, program comprehension, Java

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Relation: https://constellation.uqac.ca/id/eprint/6227/; http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2020.106278; https://constellation.uqac.ca/id/eprint/6227/1/2020Politowski.pdf

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2020.106278

Understanding the Impact of Introducing Lambda Expressions in Java Programs.

Authors: Lucas, Walter Fortes, José Vitor Lopes, Francisco et al.

Source: Journal of Software Engineering Research & Development; 2020, Vol. 8, p138-159, 22p

Subject Terms: JAVA programming language, SOFTWARE refactoring, PROGRAM transformation, RATE setting, QUANTITATIVE research

Large-scale Java GitHub analysis of test case presence and testing frameworks usage

Authors: Matej Madeja orcid:0000-0002-8197- Jaroslav Porubän

Contributors: Matej Madeja orcid:0000-0002-8197- Jaroslav Porubän

Subject Terms: improving program comprehension, testing overview in Java, test case presence, java testing frameworks usage

Relation: https://zenodo.org/records/4566740; oai:zenodo.org:4566740; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4566740

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Program comprehension through sonification

Authors: Berman, Lewis Irwin

Subject Terms: 005.3

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Icing on the Cake: Automatic Code Summarization at Ericsson

Authors: Sridhara, Giriprasad Roychowdhury, Sujoy Soman, Sumit et al.

Source: Proceedings - 2024 IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution, ICSME 2024. :689-700

Subject Terms: Automated Code Summarization, Generative AI, Industry Study, Large Language Models, Program Comprehension, Software Maintenance, Computer software maintenance, Java programming language, Online searching, Open source software, Problem oriented languages, Search engines, Software reliability, Automated code, Ericsson, Java methods, Language model, Large language model, Semantic augmentations, Semantics

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Large-scale Java GitHub search of 'test' in content, filename and file path

Authors: Matej Madeja orcid:0000-0002-8197- Jaroslav Porubän

Contributors: Matej Madeja orcid:0000-0002-8197- Jaroslav Porubän

Subject Terms: GitHub analysis, "test" occurrence, improving program comprehension

Relation: https://zenodo.org/records/4566198; oai:zenodo.org:4566198; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4566198

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An Empirical Study of Code Simplification Methods in Code Intelligence Tasks.

Authors: Shen, Zongwen Li, Yuning Ge, Jidong et al.

Source: ACM Transactions on Software Engineering & Methodology; Nov2025, Vol. 34 Issue 8, p1-31, 31p

Subject Terms: EMPIRICAL research, SOURCE code, ARTIFICIAL intelligence, SOFTWARE engineering, MODELING languages (Computer science), PROGRAM transformation

From Code Complexity Metrics to Program Comprehension: Understanding code depends not only on the code but also on the brain.

Authors: FEITELSON, DROR G.

Source: Communications of the ACM; May2023, Vol. 66 Issue 5, p52-61, 10p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram, 6 Charts, 2 Graphs

Subject Terms: SOURCE code, COMPREHENSION, COGNITION, COMPUTER software development, SOFTWARE measurement, COMPUTER software developers

On the effects of program slicing for vulnerability detection during code inspection

Authors: Papotti, Aurora Tuma, Katja Massacci, Fabio

Source: Papotti, A, Tuma, K & Massacci, F 2025, 'On the effects of program slicing for vulnerability detection during code inspection', Empirical Software Engineering, vol. 30, no. 3, 93, pp. 1-37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-025-10636-y

Subject Terms: code review, controlled experiment, program comprehension, program slicing, vulnerability

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An eye tracking study assessing source code readability rules for program comprehension.

Authors: Park, Kang-il Johnson, Jack Peterson, Cole S. et al.

Source: Empirical Software Engineering; Nov2024, Vol. 29 Issue 6, p1-60, 60p

AUTOMATING TEST CASE IDENTIFICATION IN JAVA OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS ON GITHUB.

Authors: MADEJA, Matej PORUBÄN, Jaroslav BAČÍKOVÁ, Michaela et al.

Source: Computing & Informatics. 2021, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p575-605. 31p.

Subject Terms: Computer software testing, Natural languages, Algorithms, Quality assurance

Obfuscating Java Programs by Translating Selected Portions of Bytecode to Native Libraries

Authors: Pizzolotto, Davide Ceccato, Mariano

Index Terms: Computer Science - Software Engineering, text

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1901.04942

Improving Code Comprehension Through Scaffolded Self-explanations

Authors: Oli, Priti Banjade, Rabin Lekshmi Narayanan, Arun Balajiee et al.

Source: Faculty Publications

Subject Terms: Computer Science Education, Intelligent Tutoring System, Java Programming, Program Comprehension, Scaffolding, Computer Sciences

Relation: https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/facpubs/20165

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36336-8_74

Program Slicing for Modern Programming Languages

Authors: Galindo Jiménez, Carlos Santiago

Thesis Advisors: Silva Galiana, Josep Francesc, Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Computación - Departament de Sistemes Informàtics i Computació

Subject Terms: Lenguajes de Programación, Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP), Program slicing, System dependence graph, Control dependence, Data dependence, Context sensitivity, Java, Erlang, Programming languages, Program analysis, Static analysis, Fragmentación de programas, Program dependence graph, LENGUAJES Y SISTEMAS INFORMATICOS

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