Feature location is the activity of identifying an initial location in the source code that
implements functionality in a software system. Many feature location techniques have been …

Context: Programmers' mental models represent their knowledge and understanding of
programs, programming concepts, and programming in general. They guide programmers' …

Research in program comprehension has evolved considerably over the past decades.
However, only little is known about how developers practice program comprehension in …

Developers often face challenges in code understanding, which is crucial for building and
maintaining high-quality software systems. Code comments and documentation can provide …

Reverse engineering is a complex process essential to software-security tasks such as
vulnerability discovery and malware analysis. Significant research and engineering effort …

Understanding code is challenging, especially when working in new and complex
development environments. Code comments and documentation can help, but are typically …

To build new tools and programming languages that make it easier for professional software
developers to create, debug, and understand code, it is helpful to better understand the …

A reachability question is a search across feasible paths through a program for target
statements matching search criteria. In three separate studies, we found that reachability …

Developers spend a significant portion of their time searching for solutions and methods
online. While numerous tools have been developed to support this exploratory process, in …

Creating modern software inevitably requires using application programming interfaces
(APIs). While software developers can sometimes use APIs by simply copying and pasting …