Code clones and developer behavior: results of two surveys of the clone research community

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Possible founder application

Make clone detection and refactoring decisions visible in quality tooling; avoid assuming duplication is uniformly harmful.

Reported result

What the study found

Relates developer behavior and perceptions to the use and management of code clones.

Research question

What the authors investigated

How does the study’s stated design explain its reported outcome in this setting?

Design

Two empirical surveys

Sample and setting

Software-clone researchers and practitioners; abstract-only

Scope and transfer

Limitations to keep in view

Survey perceptions and specialist sample limit causal inference and generalization.

Research sources

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