Publication: Why are Features Deprecated? An Investigation Into the Motivation Behind Deprecation
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2018
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Abstract
In this study, we investigate why API producers deprecate features. Previous work has shown us that knowing the rationale behind deprecation of an API aids a consumer in deciding to react, thus hinting at a diversity of deprecation reasons. We manually analyze the Javadoc of 374 deprecated methods pertaining four mainstream Java APIs to see whether the reason behind deprecation is mentioned. We find that understanding the rationale from just the Javadoc is insufficient; hence we add other data sources such as the source code, issue tr
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Creators (Authors)
- Sawant, Anand Ashok
- Huang, Guangzhe
- Vilen, Gabriel
- Stojkovski, Stefan
- Bacchelli, Alberto
Event Title
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2018 IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME)
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Madrid
Event Start Date
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2018-10-23
Event End Date
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Event End Date
2018-10-29
Publisher
Publisher
Publisher
IEEE
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13
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24
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Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)
Language
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English
Date available
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2021-01-26
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978-1-5386-7870-1
OA Status
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Green
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merlin-id:20236
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