Finding Source Code on the Web for Remix and Reuse

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sim, Susan Elliott (Editor), Gallardo-Valencia, Rosalva E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Software engineering.; Database management.; Information storage and retrieval.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computer Science.; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Information Storage and Retrieval.; Database Management.

In recent years, searching for source code on the web has become increasingly common among professional software developers and is emerging as an area of academic research. This volume surveys past research and presents the state of the art in the area of "code retrieval on the web." This...