Java Source-code Clustering: Unifying Syntactic and Semantic Features

TL;DR

This paper details a clustering process for Java source code that combines syntactic and semantic features, with additional process steps, aiming for adaptability across various programming paradigms.

Contribution

It introduces an enhanced clustering process for Java source code that unifies syntactic and semantic features, including new process steps not covered in previous work.

Findings

Detailed clustering process described

Additional process steps introduced

Applicable to multiple programming paradigms

Abstract

This is a companion draft to paper 'Software Clustering: Unifying Syntactic and Semantic Features', in proceedings of the 19th Working Conference on Reverse Engineering (WCRE 2012). It discusses the clustering process in detail, which appeared in the paper in an abridged form. It also contains certain additional process steps which were not covered in the WCRE paper. The clustering process is described for applications with Java source-code. However, as argued in the WCRE paper, it can be seamlessly adapted to many other programming paradigms.