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DAGSTUHL
2006
14 years 11 months ago
2006
Abstract. Code "clones" are similar segments of code that are frequently introduced by "scavenging" existing code, that is, reusing code by copying it and adapt...
APSEC
2002
IEEE
15 years 2 months ago
2002
IEEE
It is generally said that code clone is one of the factors to make software maintenance difficult. A code clone is a code portion in source files that is identical or similar to...
COMPSAC
2002
IEEE
15 years 2 months ago
2002
IEEE
a Abstract— Source code copying for reuse (code cloning) is often observed in software implementations. Such code cloning causes difficulty when software functionalities are mod...
SAS
2001
Springer
15 years 2 months ago
2001
Springer
Programs often have a lot of duplicated code, which makes both understanding and maintenance more difficult. This problem can be alleviated by detecting duplicated code, extracting...
MSR
2010
ACM
15 years 2 months ago
2010
ACM
—Clones are generally considered bad programming practice in software engineering folklore. They are identified as a bad smell and a major contributor to project maintenance dif...