A systematic mapping study of clone visualization

Muhammad Hammad; Hamid Abdul Basit; Stan Jarzabek; Rainer Koschke

doi:10.1016/j.cosrev.2020.100266

A systematic mapping study of clone visualization

Muhammad Hammad (Corresponding author), Hamid Abdul Basit, Stan Jarzabek, Rainer Koschke

Software Engineering and Technology

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Abstract

Knowing code clones (similar code fragments) is helpful in software maintenance and re-engineering. As clone detectors return huge numbers of clones, visualization techniques have been proposed to make cloning information more comprehensible and useful for programmers. We present a mapping study of clone visualization techniques, classifying visualizations in respect to the user goals to be achieved by means of clone visualizations and relevant clone-related information needs. Our mapping study will aid tool users in selecting clone visualization tools suitable for the task at hand, tool vendors in improving capabilities of their tools, and researchers in identifying open problems in clone visualization research.

Original language	English
Article number	100266
Number of pages	55
Journal	Computer Science Review
Volume	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosrev.2020.100266
Publication status	Published - 18 Aug 2020

Keywords

Clone
Feature analysis
Human-computer interaction
Information needs
User goals
Visualization techniques

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