Copy-pasted code is very common in large software because programmers prefer reusing code via copy-paste in order to reduce programming effort. Recent studies show that copy-paste...
A design pattern is a mechanism for encapsulating the knowledge of experienced designers into a re-usable artifact. Parallel design patterns reflect commonly occurring parallel co...
Kai Tan, Duane Szafron, Jonathan Schaeffer, John A...
A software system interacts with third-party libraries through various APIs. Using these library APIs often needs to follow certain usage patterns. Furthermore, ordering rules (sp...
—Automatic and advanced merging algorithms help programmers to merge their modifications in main development repositories. However, there is little support to help release maste...
"The term “design patterns” sounds a bit formal to the uninitiated and
can be somewhat off-putting when you first encounter it. But, in fact, design
patterns are just co...