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A Systematic Literature Review on Generative AI in Software Engineering: Code Generation and Refactoring

2026-05-25

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Generative AI has emerged as a transformative force in software engineering, particularly in code generation and refactoring, yet a comprehensive synthesis of its applications, challenges, and future directions remains lacking. This systematic literature review aims to consolidate existing research on generative AI in software engineering, focusing on its role in automating code generation, optimizing refactoring...

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Literature Corpus work: 114299a1-4b10-558e-a2fc-9d9bf05c2e5d
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202605.1638.v1

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