Coping with evolution in automated production systems implies a cross-disciplinary
challenge along the system's life-cycle for variant-rich systems of high complexity. The …

CONTEXT: Reusing software by means of copy and paste is a frequent activity in software
development. The duplicated code is known as a software clone and the activity is known as …

Regression testing is a crucial part of software development. It checks that software changes
do not break existing functionality. An important assumption of regression testing is that test …

Duplicated code or code clones are a kind of code smell that have both positive and
negative impacts on the development and maintenance of software systems. Software clone …

Bad smells are sub-optimal code structures that may represent problems needing attention.
We conduct an extensive literature review on bad smells relying on a large body of …

Clone detection finds application in many software engineering activities such as
comprehension and refactoring. However, the confounding configuration choice problem …

A broken snapshot represents a snapshot from a project's change history that cannot be
compiled. Broken snapshots can have significant implications for researchers, as they could …

The presence of duplicated code in software systems is significant and several studies have
shown that clones can be potentially harmful with respect to the maintainability and …

Ethereum is a blockchain platform that hosts and executes smart contracts. Smart contracts
have been used to implement cryptocurrencies and crowdfunding initiatives (ICOs). A major …

Code smells indicate problems in design or code which makes software hard to change and
maintain. It has become a sign of software systems that cause complications in maintaining …