Technical papers

The method, documented.

CodeDelta's measurement approach is written up in two open technical papers, intended to be read and independently verified. No marketing language — just the algorithms, their assumptions, and their limitations.

Paper A · Measurement

Automated Source Code Churn Measurement: Logical and Physical Line Differencing in Large Codebases

How CodeDelta aligns two snapshots of a codebase and classifies every line as added, deleted, changed, or unchanged — across both physical lines (SLOC) and logical statements (LLOC). Covers the two-pass sequence-alignment algorithm, the similarity threshold for pairing deletions with additions into modifications, and the cases where the method is and isn't reliable.

Technical · differencing algorithm · metric definitions
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Paper B · Provenance

Stylometric Signals for Machine-Generated Source Code Detection

The basis for CodeDelta's optional provenance analysis: which characteristics of source code correlate with machine generation, how the signals are computed, and — importantly — the limits of what such detection can and cannot claim. Written to set honest expectations rather than overstate certainty.

Technical · stylometry · detection signals & limitations
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These papers describe the methods behind CodeDelta but are written as standalone technical documents — they contain no product or marketing references, so they can be cited and evaluated on their own terms.