Code comments are important artifacts in software systems and play a paramount role in
many software engineering (SE) tasks related to maintenance and program comprehension …

Programmers learning how to use an API or a programming language often rely on code
examples to support their learning activities. However, what makes for an effective ode …

README files play an essential role in shaping a developer's first impression of a software
repository and in documenting the software project that the repository hosts. Yet, we lack a …

Reading reference documentation is an important part of programming with application
programming interfaces (APIs). Reference documentation complements the API by providing …

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) often have usage constraints, such as restrictions
on call order or call conditions. API misuses, ie, violations of these constraints, may lead to …

API documentation provides important knowledge about the functionality and usage of APIs.
In this paper, we focus on API caveats that developers should be aware of in order to avoid …

Application Programming Interface (API) documents represent one of the most important
references for API users. However, it is frequently reported that the documentation is …

Software testing depends on effective oracles. Implicit oracles, such as checks for program
crashes, are widely applicable but narrow in scope. Oracles based on formal specifications …

The Art and Science of Analyzing Software Data provides valuable information on analysis
techniques often used to derive insight from software data. This book shares best practices …

Manual debugging is notoriously tedious and time-consuming. Therefore, various
automated fault localization techniques have been proposed to help with manual …