Assessing software libraries by browsing similar classes, functions and relationships
Published 16 May 1999Open access
Amir Michail, David Notkin
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This paper shows how matching of similar components (such as classes and functions) across libraries can be done, different than the traditional component retrieval problem in which components are returned that best match a user's query.
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Comparing and contrasting a set of software libraries is useful for reuse related activities such as selecting a library from among several candidates or porting an application from one library to another. The current state of the art in assessing libraries relies on qualitative methods.
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