A Qualitative Interpretation of Code Clone Detection Techniques

Abstract

Clone is the software code snippets that are similar to each other with little modifications. There is a 10-20 percent clone mostly present in the software. Many techniques are developed for detection. With the code clone detection, the software developer gets an idea of removing, refactoring the clone. Code clone has both advantages and disadvantages in the particular software. In this paper, we explore the types of code clones, advantages, and disadvantages, the reason for cloning. Typically, this paper describes various techniques by using several parameters. Lastly, we discuss gaps in the research.