Question Cut-Shortcut #132

📝 Overall Description

Some question about PLDI'23 paper: cut-shortcut.

🎯 Expected Behavior

I recently read the PLDI '23 paper on cut-shortcut and found it very inspiring. I’m currently working on pointer analysis for C programs. What attracts me most about cut-shortcut is its approach to improving context-sensitivity by handling merge flows.

However, since I’m not very familiar with Java programs, I’d like to ask: how prevalent is the use of merge flows in Java compared to C? My current understanding is that a large portion of merge flows comes from patterns like getter/setter methods and containers or other similar constructs. Are there any other field load/store patterns beyond getter/setter that contribute significantly to merge flows?

The purpose of this question is that I’d like to compare the characteristics of Java and C programs in this regard.

🐛 Current Behavior

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🔄 Reproducible Example

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ℹ️ Additional Information

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