Toward Improved Understanding and Management of Software Clones

The cloning of code is controversial as a development practice. Empirical studies on the long-term effects of cloning on software quality and maintainability have produced mixed results. Some studies have found that cloning has a negative impact on code readability, bug propagation, and the presence...

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Main Author: Wang, Wei
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/6703