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Understanding Code Understandability Improvements in Code Reviews
Delano Oliveira, Reydne Santos, Benedito de Oliveira +3
Motivation: Code understandability is crucial in software development, as developers spend 58% to 70% of their time reading source code. Improving it can improve productivity and r…
A Systematic Literature Review on the Impact of Formatting Elements on Code Legibility
Delano Oliveira, Reydne Santos, Fernanda Madeiral +2
Context: Software programs can be written in different but functionally equivalent ways. Even though previous research has compared specific formatting elements to find out which a…
On the Bug-proneness of Structures Inspired by Functional Programming in JavaScript Projects
Fernando Alves, Delano Oliveira, Fernanda Madeiral +1
Language constructs inspired by functional programming have made their way into most mainstream programming languages. Many researchers and developers consider that these construct…
Evaluating Code Readability and Legibility: An Examination of Human-centric Studies
Delano Oliveira, Reydne Bruno, Fernanda Madeiral +1
Reading code is an essential activity in software maintenance and evolution. Several studies with human subjects have investigated how different factors, such as the employed progr…
Recommending Code Understandability Improvements based on Code Reviews
Delano Oliveira
Developers spend 70% of their time understanding code. Code that is easy to read can save time, while hard-to-read code can lead to the introduction of bugs. However, it is difficu…