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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