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Abstract | ||
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Context: Training deep learning models for code readability classification requires large datasets of quality pre-labeled data. However, it is almost always time-consuming and expensive to acquire readability data with manual labels.Objective: We thus propose to introduce data augmentation approaches to artificially increase the size of training set, this is to reduce the risk of overfitting caused by the lack of readability data and further improve the classification accuracy as the ultimate goal.Method: We create transformed versions of code snippets by manipulating original data from aspects such as comments, indentations, and names of classes/methods/variables based on domain-specific knowledge. In addition to basic transformations, we also explore the use of Auxiliary Classifier GANs to produce synthetic data.Results: To evaluate the proposed approach, we conduct a set of experiments. The results show that the classification performance of deep neural networks can be significantly improved when they are trained on the augmented corpus, achieving a state-of-the-art accuracy of 87.38%.Conclusion:We consider the findings of this study as primary evidence of the effectiveness of data augmentation in the field of code readability classification. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2021 | 10.1016/j.infsof.2020.106378 | Information and Software Technology |
Keywords | DocType | Volume |
Code readability classification,Data augmentation,Generative adversarial network,Deep learning,Empirical software engineering | Journal | 129 |
ISSN | Citations | PageRank |
0950-5849 | 0 | 0.34 |
References | Authors | |
0 | 4 | |