How long will it take for that code line/token you wrote to be modified/deleted? In our article published today in @PeerJCompSci we analyze 3.3 billion lifetime events in 89 repos showing that code lines are durable, with a median lifespan of ~2.4 years. https://t.co/QJ632COtEq
Our article (with @CoolSWEng and @mkechagia) on the lifetime of code has been published today in @PeerJCompSci https://t.co/c2KLZKZzk4 #ProgrammingLanguages #SoftwareEngineering