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A metric-based approach to identifying refactoring opportunities for merging code clones in a Java software system

HigoYoshiki, KusumotoShinji, InoueKatsuro

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A code clone is a code fragment that has other code fragments identical or similar to it in the source code. The presence of code clones is generally regarded as one factor that makes software main...

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A code clone is a code fragment that has other code fragments identical or similar to it in the source code. The presence of code clones is generally regarded as one factor that makes software main...

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A code clone is a code fragment that has other code fragments identical or similar to it in the source code. The presence of code clones is generally regarded as one factor that makes software main...

Key concepts: Code refactoring, Programming language, Computer science, Java, Code (set theory), Source code, KPI-driven code analysis, clone (Java method)

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