Feedback Loops and Code Perturbations in LLM-based Software Engineering: A Case Study on a C-to-Rust Translation System

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Autores principales:	Weiss, Martin, Hecking-Harbusch, Jesko, Quante, Jochen, Woehrle, Matthias
Formato:	Preprint
Publicado:	2025
Materias:	Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence
Acceso en línea:	Acceder al recurso
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