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"I Would Have Written My Code Differently'': Beginners Struggle to Understand LLM-Generated Code

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Main Authors:	Zi, Yangtian, Li, Luisa, Guha, Arjun, Anderson, Carolyn Jane, Feldman, Molly Q
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Software Engineering Human-Computer Interaction
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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