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Software maintainability prediction using static code metrics and machine learning

Sep 2026 · Software quality journal · Vol 34 · 0 citations · 54 references
Software Engineering Research

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Overall, the findings show that static code metrics can support maintainability assessment, while project-level heterogeneity remains a major challenge for reliable prediction in unseen software projects.

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