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Software plays a crucial role in our daily lives, and therefore the quality and security of software systems have become increasingly important. However, vulnerabilities in software still pose a significant threat, as they can have serious…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-09-18 Chaozheng Wang , Zongjie Li , Yun Peng , Shuzheng Gao , Sirong Chen , Shuai Wang , Cuiyun Gao , Michael R. Lyu

Code editing is an essential step towards reliable program synthesis to automatically correct critical errors generated from code LLMs. Recent studies have demonstrated that closed-source LLMs (i.e., ChatGPT and GPT-4) are capable of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-02-26 Seungjun Moon , Hyungjoo Chae , Yongho Song , Taeyoon Kwon , Dongjin Kang , Kai Tzu-iunn Ong , Seung-won Hwang , Jinyoung Yeo

In this paper, we approach competitive-level programming problem-solving as a composite task of reasoning and code generation. We propose a novel method to automatically annotate natural language explanations to \textit{<problem, solution>}…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-07-12 Jierui Li , Szymon Tworkowski , Yingying Wu , Raymond Mooney

Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated an impressive ability to generate codes on competitive programming tasks. However, with limited sample numbers, LLMs still suffer from poor accuracy. Inspired by the process of human…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-09-12 Kechi Zhang , Zhuo Li , Jia Li , Ge Li , Zhi Jin

Code generation has largely improved development efficiency in the era of large language models (LLMs). With the ability to follow instructions, current LLMs can be prompted to generate code solutions given detailed descriptions in natural…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-02-06 Yun Peng , Jun Wan , Yichen Li , Xiaoxue Ren

Large Language Models (LLMs), such as GPT-4, StarCoder, and CodeLlama, are transforming the way developers approach programming by automatically generating code based on given natural language descriptions. Despite advancements, generating…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-09-20 Zhihong Sun , Yao Wan , Jia Li , Hongyu Zhang , Zhi Jin , Ge Li , Chen Lyu

Code generation is one of the tasks for which the use of Large Language Models is widely adopted and highly successful. Given this popularity, there are many benchmarks dedicated to code generation that can help select the best model.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Joanna Szych , Anne Schwerk

As an integral part of source code files, code comments help improve program readability and comprehension. However, developers sometimes do not comment on their program code adequately due to the incurred extra efforts, lack of relevant…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-07-31 Xiaotao Song , Hailong Sun , Xu Wang , Jiafei Yan

Improving software performance is an important yet challenging part of the software development cycle. Today, the majority of performance inefficiencies are identified and patched by performance experts. Recent advancements in deep learning…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-06-29 Spandan Garg , Roshanak Zilouchian Moghaddam , Colin B. Clement , Neel Sundaresan , Chen Wu

Current benchmarks for coding evaluate language models (LMs) on concrete, well-specified tasks such as fixing specific bugs or writing targeted tests. However, human programmers do not spend all day incessantly addressing isolated tasks.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-14 John Yang , Kilian Lieret , Joyce Yang , Carlos E. Jimenez , Muhtasham Oblokulov , Aryan Siddiqui , Ofir Press , Ludwig Schmidt , Diyi Yang

Providing feedback on programming assignments is a tedious task for the instructor, and even impossible in large Massive Open Online Courses with thousands of students. Previous research has suggested that program repair techniques can be…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2018-06-21 Sumit Gulwani , Ivan Radiček , Florian Zuleger

Large Language Models have introduced new possibilities for programming education through personalized support, content creation, and automated feedback. While recent studies have demonstrated the potential for feedback generation, many…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-14 Smitha S Kumar , Michael A Lones , Manuel Maarek , Hind Zantout

Large Language Models (LLMs) can generate code but often introduce security vulnerabilities, logical inconsistencies, and compilation errors. Prior work demonstrates that LLMs benefit substantially from structured feedback, static analysis,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-05 Vidyut Sriram , Sawan Pandita , Achintya Lakshmanan , Aneesh Shamraj , Suman Saha

Large Language Models (LLMs) are widely adopted for assisting in software development tasks, yet their performance evaluations have narrowly focused on the functional correctness of generated code. Human programmers, however, require…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-12-06 Yun Peng , Akhilesh Deepak Gotmare , Michael Lyu , Caiming Xiong , Silvio Savarese , Doyen Sahoo

Code performance optimization is paramount in real-world software engineering and critical for production-level systems. While Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated impressive capabilities in code generation and bug fixing, their…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-17 Xinyi He , Qian Liu , Mingzhe Du , Lin Yan , Zhijie Fan , Yiming Huang , Zejian Yuan , Zejun Ma

In collaborative software development, program merging is the mechanism to integrate changes from multiple programmers. Merge algorithms in modern version control systems report a conflict when changes interfere textually. Merge conflicts…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-09-08 Elizabeth Dinella , Todd Mytkowicz , Alexey Svyatkovskiy , Christian Bird , Mayur Naik , Shuvendu K. Lahiri

This study investigates the reliability of code generation by Large Language Models (LLMs), focusing on identifying and analyzing defects in the generated code. Despite the advanced capabilities of LLMs in automating code generation,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-08-27 Ali Mohammadi Esfahani , Nafiseh Kahani , Samuel A. Ajila

The complexity of code reviews has driven efforts to automate review comments, but prior approaches oversimplify this task by treating it as snippet-level code-to-text generation and relying on text similarity metrics like BLEU for…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-05-29 Junyi Lu , Lili Jiang , Xiaojia Li , Jianbing Fang , Fengjun Zhang , Li Yang , Chun Zuo

Large Language Models (LLMs) are widely used to support software developers in tasks such as code generation, optimization, and documentation. However, their ability to improve existing programming answers in a human-like manner remains…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Suborno Deb Bappon , Saikat Mondal , Chanchal K. Roy , Kevin Schneider

A source code difference (diff) indicates changes made by comparing new and old source codes, and it can be utilized in code reviews to help developers understand the changes made to the code. Although many diff generation methods have been…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-09-27 Tsukasa Yagi , Shinpei Hayashi