Empirical study

On the structure and semantics of identifier names containing closed syntactic category words
Identifier names are crucial components of code, serving as primary clues for developers to understand program behavior. This paper …
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How Do I Refactor This? An Empirical Study on Refactoring Trends and Topics in Stack Overflow
An essential part of software maintenance and evolution, refactoring is performed by developers, regardless of technology or domain, to …
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