%0 Conference Paper %B International Workshop on Mining Software Repositories (MSR 2004) %D 2004 %T Mining version control systems for FACs (frequently applied changes) %A Van Rysselberghe, F. %A Demeyer, S %K ccfinder %K change analysis %K change history %K clone %K clone detection %K cvs %K maintenance %K tomcat %K version control %X Today, programmers are forced to maintain a software system based on their gut feeling and experience. This paper makes an attempt to turn the software maintenance craft into a more disciplined activity, by mining for frequently applied changes in a version control system. Next to some initial results, we show how this technique allows to recover and study successful maintenance strategies, adopted for the redesign of long–lived systems. %B International Workshop on Mining Software Repositories (MSR 2004) %I IEE %C Edinburgh, Scotland, UK %V 2004 %P 48 - 52 %R 10.1049/ic:20040475 %> https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/48MiningVersion.pdf