Recommender systems for requirements are typically built on the assumption that similar
requirements can be used as proxies to retrieve similar software. When a stakeholder …

Static checker frameworks support software developers by automatically discovering bugs
that fit general-purpose bug patterns. These frameworks ship with hundreds of detectors for …

The clone-and-own approach becomes a common practice to quickly develop Software
Product Variants (SPVs) that meet variability in user requirements. However, managing the …

Software developers rely on the clone-and-own approach to rapidly develop software
product variants (PVs) that meet variability in market needs. To improve the comprehension …

Both novice and experienced developers rely more and more in external sources of code to
include into their programs by copying and pasting code snippets. This behavior differs from …

Clone refactoring is a source code transformation activity that can be used to remove code
duplicates while preserving original behaviour/-functionality. For example, refactoring of …