On code reuse from StackOverflow: An exploratory study on Android apps
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Context: Source code reuse has been widely accepted as a fundamental activity in software development. Recent studies showed that StackOverflow has emerged as one of the most popular resources for code reuse. Therefore, a plethora of work proposed ways to optimally ask questions, search for answers and find relevant code on StackOverflow. However, little work studies the impact of code reuse from Stack-
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Information & Software Technology
دوره 88 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017