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Source Code Comparison

Source Code Comparison is a methodological technique in software engineering that systematically identifies, analyzes, and evaluates syntactic, semantic, or structural differences between two or more versions or instances of source code to assess evolutionary changes, detect anomalies, or support maintenance activities.

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4.1K

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177

Authors

91

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Code Comparison

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Publications

60

Experiment on the automatic detection of function clones in a software system using metrics

Mayrand, Leblanc, Merlo · 1996 · 536 citations

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NICAD: Accurate Detection of Near-Miss Intentional Clones Using Flexible Pretty-Printing and Code Normalization

Chanchal K. Roy, James R. Cordy · 2008 · 519 citations

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Identifying syntactic differences between two programs

Wuu Yang · Software Practice and Experience · 1991 · 349 citations

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Understanding source code evolution using abstract syntax tree matching

Iulian Neamtiu, Jeffrey S. Foster, Michael Hicks · ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes · 2005 · 198 citations

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Identifying the Semantic and Textual Differences Between Two Versions of a Program

Susan Howitz · 1990 · 177 citations

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Authors

177

  1. CK
    Chanchal K. Roy

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    5 publications · 589 citations

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  2. JR
    James R. Cordy

    Queen's University, Canada

    4 publications · 630 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. MM
    Manishankar Mondal

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    3 publications · 49 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. BC
    Baojiang Cui

    Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

    3 publications · 97 citations

    3

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  5. JS
    Jeffrey S. Foster

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    2 publications · 328 citations

    2

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1–5 of 177

Institutions

91

  1. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    178 citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    178 citations

  3. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    270 citations

  4. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    289 citations

  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    546 citations

  7. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Livermore, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    129 citations

  8. The University of Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    80 citations

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  1. Software Practice and Experience

    2 publications · 379 citations

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  2. ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes

    SEN · 2 publications · 210 citations

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  3. 1

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  4. Empirical Software Engineering

    1 publications · 20 citations

    1

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  5. Information Technology Interfaces

    Conference · 1 publications · 12 citations

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