ARSeek: identifying API resource using code and discussion on stack overflow

• Main Authors: LUONG, Gia Kien, HADI, Mohammad, Ferdian, Thung, FARD, Fatemeh H., LO, David
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: API resource; API embedding; Content classification; Databases and Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7692; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/8695/viewcontent/929800a331.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

It is not a trivial problem to collect API-relevant examples, usages, and mentions on venues such as Stack Overflow. It requires efforts to correctly recognize whether the discussion refers to the API method that developers/tools are searching for. The content of the Stack Overflow thread, which con...