Large Language Models for Code Summarization

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2405.19032v1
• Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 12:18:51 GMT
• Title: Large Language Models for Code Summarization
• Authors: Balázs Szalontai, Gergő Szalay, Tamás Márton, Anna Sike, Balázs Pintér, Tibor Gregorics,
• Abstract summary: We review how Large Language Models perform in code explanation/summarization. We also investigate their code generation capabilities based on natural language descriptions.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Recently, there has been increasing activity in using deep learning for software engineering, including tasks like code generation and summarization. In particular, the most recent coding Large Language Models seem to perform well on these problems. In this technical report, we aim to review how these models perform in code explanation/summarization, while also investigating their code generation capabilities (based on natural language descriptions).

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