Cloned and non-cloned Java methods: a comparative study

Reusing code via copy-and-paste, with or without modification is a common behavior observed in software engineering. Traditionally, cloning has been considered as a bad smell suggesting flaws in design decisions. Many studies exist targeting clone discovery, removal, and refactoring. However there a...

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Published in:	Empirical software engineering : an international journal Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 2232 - 2278
Main Authors:	Saini, Vaibhav, Sajnani, Hitesh, Lopes, Cristina
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer US 01.08.2018
Subjects:	Compilers Computer Science Interpreters Programming Languages Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems Quality metrics Open source software Code clones
ISSN:	1382-3256, 1573-7616
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