When Retrieval Hurts Code Completion: A Diagnostic Study of Stale Repository Context

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Display score: 3/10
Last proof check: 2026-05-15
Score updated: 2026-05-15
Score fresh until: 2026-06-14
References: 0
Source count: 0
Coverage: 0%

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Freshness state: computing

Source paper: When Retrieval Hurts Code Completion: A Diagnostic Study of Stale Repository Context

PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.14478v1

Source count: Pending verification

Coverage: 0%

Last proof check: 2026-05-15T20:14:48.738Z

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