sle2023/keynote1

SLE 2023 keynote:
Coccinelle: Impact and Internals

Julia Lawall

• URL: https://2023.splashcon.org/details/sle-2023/22/Coccinelle-Impact-and-Internals
• T3B: Transformation Languages
  • The keynote’s subject is a program matching and transformation tool, and the main story is about transformation at scale in real codebases.
• T2B: Evolution
  • Its headline evidence is long-term maintenance work on the Linux kernel (thousands of commits), i.e., evolution via automated refactorings/patches.
• T6B: Industrial
  • The talk is grounded in industrial-scale practice (real-world adoption and sustained use on a flagship system).
• T4A: Workbenches
  • It discusses tool internals and design decisions enabling these transformations, making tooling/infrastructure a major aspect.

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