Comparison between Code Clone Detection and Model Clone Detection

In software, clones are syntactically or semantically identical of two code fragments. Cloning by either deliberately or by coincidence. Cloning has pros and cons in software development. Bug propagation may be caused by cloning from original to copied segments. Cloning may lead to difficulties in software maintenance. Cloning is helpful in many functions like code reusability, inheritance, and libraries. Software developers before scripting the code design the model for it. Cloning can exist at any stage either at the design or coding phase, which influences on development, quality, and maintenance of the software. All software has constraints like budget and time are associated. In software development, life cycle budget and time constraints depend on irregularity and risk. These irregularities and risks can be minimized by identifying clones. There are different kinds of clones in Code and Model. In this paper, we present a concise summary of design and coding phase clone detection of these irregularities and risk as well as their for's and against of code clone detection and model clone detection.