Influence of Identifier Length and Semantics on the Comprehensibility of Source Code

dc.contributor.author	Hofmeister, Johannes
dc.contributor.author	Siegmund, Janet
dc.contributor.author	Holt, Daniel V.
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-08T14:17:28Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-08T14:17:28Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.description.abstract	Identifiers are essential for the understanding of source code. Programmers can name them arbitrarily, which is a major source for hard to understand code. We investigated how an identifier’s length and semantics affect program comprehensibility. In a controlled experiment, we showed that identifier names using proper words lead to a faster defect detection than identifier names using abbreviated words or single letters.	en
dc.identifier.pissn	0720-8928
dc.identifier.uri	https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/40713
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Geselllschaft für Informatik e.V.
dc.relation.ispartof	Softwaretechnik-Trends Band 36, Heft 3
dc.title	Influence of Identifier Length and Semantics on the Comprehensibility of Source Code	en
dc.type	Text/Journal Article
gi.citation.publisherPlace	Bonn
gi.conference.sessiontitle	Berichte aus den Fachgruppen und Arbeitskreisen

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