ARSearch: searching for API related resources from stack overflow and GitHub
Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Publication Date
5-2022
Abstract
Stack Overflow and GitHub are two popular platforms containing API-related resources for developers to learn how to use APIs. The platforms are good sources for information about API such as code examples, usages, sentiment, bug reports, etc. However, it is difficult to collect the correct resources regarding a particular API due to the ambiguity of an API method name. An API method name mentioned in the text would only refer to one API, but the method name could match with different APIs. To help people in finding the correct resources for a particular API, we introduce ARSearch. ARSearch finds Stack Overflow threads that mention the particular API and their relevant code examples from GitHub.
Keywords
Codes, Computer bugs, Software development management, Software engineering
Discipline
Databases and Information Systems
Research Areas
Data Science and Engineering; Information Systems and Management
Publication
Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2022 May 22-24
First Page
11
Last Page
15
Identifier
10.1145/3510454.3517048
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery
City or Country
New York
Citation
LUONG, Kien; THUNG, Ferdian; and LO, David.
ARSearch: searching for API related resources from stack overflow and GitHub. (2022). Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2022 May 22-24. 11-15.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7733
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1145/3510454.3517048