Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Azadi, Umberto
• Walter, Bartosz
• Fontana, Francesca Arcelli

Titel

Prioritisation of code clones using a genetic algorithm

Ist Teil von

• Information and software technology, 2024-06, Vol.170, p.107443, Article 107443

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

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Quelle

Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Code clones are prevalent, and due to their diverse impact on projects’ quality they require a proper management strategy. Develop GA-based Refactoring-Aware Detection (RAD) approach for prioritisation of code clones. A genetic algorithm (GA) that balances estimated gain and cost/risk of refactoring to select the optimal clone candidate to refactor. GA converges on a solution, with diverse variance. The value of fitness function is higher for multi-objective approaches, but they also exhibit higher variance. GA can be effectively applied for clone prioritising.