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Finding Source Code on the Web for Remix and Reuse
First comprehensive treatment of the topic, bringing together results from multiple research areas including information retrieval, programming, software tools, software reuse, testing, and social aspects. Presents essential reading for researchers new to the area. Includes contributions from leading companies and experts in data structure, software engineering, and HCI.
Source Code Seeking on the Web: A Survey of Empirical Studies and Tools
The increased availability and quality of open source software on the Web is creating more opportunities for developers to reuse software and is changing the way developers write source code. It is important to understand how developers look for source code on the Web so that tools and approaches can be suggested to better support developers' needs. Based on different approaches to understand how humans look for information, we propose a five-stage model to differentiate the stages that could take place when developers look for source code on the Web. We use this model to assess the effectiveness of existing tools.
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