In this paper, we present a large-scale study of repetitiveness of code changes in software
evolution. We collected a large data set of 2,841 Java projects, with 1.7 billion source lines …

Identifying repetitive code changes benefits developers, tool builders, and researchers. Tool
builders can automate the popular code changes, thus improving the productivity of …

Software must evolve to keep up with an ever-changing context, the real world. We discuss
an emergent trend in software evolution research revolving around the central notion that …

In software development, source code is repeatedly changed due to various reasons.
Similar code changes are called change patterns. Identifying change patterns is useful to …

Prior research has shown that source code and its changes are repetitive. Several
approaches have leveraged that phenomenon to detect and recommend change and fix …

Any successful software system continuously evolves in response to ever-changing
requirements. Developers regularly add new or adjust existing features, fix bugs, tune …

Software evolution is inevitable. Indeed a software system needs to be constantly modified
and updated, else it risks becoming less and less useful. Since change takes a leading role …

Software systems are becoming popular. They are used with different platforms for different
applications. Software systems are developed with support from programming languages …