Solving the Search for Source Code
Abstract
Programmers frequently search for source code to reuse using keyword searches. The search effectiveness in facilitating reuse, however, depends on the programmer's ability to specify a query that captures how the desired code may have been implemented. Further, the results often include many irrelevant matches that must be filtered manually. More semantic search approaches could address these limitations, yet existing approaches are either not flexible enough to find approximate matches or require the programmer to define complex specifications as queries.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2014
- Source ID
- 10.1145/2581377
Entities
People
- Daniel Dobos
- Kathryn T. Stolee
- Sebastian Elbaum
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Iowa State University
- National Science Foundation
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln