GitHubInclusifier: Finding and fixing non-inclusive language in GitHub Repositories

Liam Todd; John Grundy; Christoph Treude

doi:10.1145/3639478.3640025

GitHubInclusifier: Finding and fixing non-inclusive language in GitHub Repositories

Liam Todd, John Grundy, Christoph Treude

Department of Software Systems & Cybersecurity

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other › peer-review

Abstract

Non-inclusive language in software artefacts has been recognised as a serious problem.We describe a tool to find and fix non-inclusive language in a variety of GitHub repository artefacts. These include various README files, PDFs, code comments, and code. A wide variety of non-inclusive language including racist, ageist, ableist, violent and others are located and issues created, tagging the artefacts for checking. Suggested fixes can be generated using third-party LLM APIs, and approved changes made to documents, including code refactorings, and committed to the repository. The tool and evaluation data are available from: https://github.com/LiamTodd/github-inclusifier The demo video is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z1QKdQg-nM.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2024 ACM/IEEE 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings, ICSE-Companion 2024
Editors	Ana C.R. Paiva, Rui Abreu
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	89-93
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400705021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3639478.3640025
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	International Conference on Software Engineering 2024 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 14 Apr 2024 → 20 Apr 2024 Conference number: 46th https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3597503 (Proceedings) https://conf.researchr.org/home/icse-2024 (Website)

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Software Engineering 2024
Abbreviated title	ICSE 2024
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	14/04/24 → 20/04/24
Internet address	https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3597503 (Proceedings) https://conf.researchr.org/home/icse-2024 (Website)

Keywords

biased language
inappropriate language,software documentation
Inclusive language
refactoring
software maintenance tools

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Todd, L., Grundy, J., & Treude, C. (2024). GitHubInclusifier: Finding and fixing non-inclusive language in GitHub Repositories. In A. C.R. Paiva, & R. Abreu (Eds.), 2024 ACM/IEEE 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings, ICSE-Companion 2024 (pp. 89-93). IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1145/3639478.3640025

Todd, Liam ; Grundy, John ; Treude, Christoph. / GitHubInclusifier : Finding and fixing non-inclusive language in GitHub Repositories. 2024 ACM/IEEE 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings, ICSE-Companion 2024. editor / Ana C.R. Paiva ; Rui Abreu. New York NY USA : IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2024. pp. 89-93

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Todd, L, Grundy, J & Treude, C 2024, GitHubInclusifier: Finding and fixing non-inclusive language in GitHub Repositories. in A C.R. Paiva & R Abreu (eds), 2024 ACM/IEEE 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings, ICSE-Companion 2024. IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York NY USA, pp. 89-93, International Conference on Software Engineering 2024, Lisbon, Portugal, 14/04/24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3639478.3640025

GitHubInclusifier: Finding and fixing non-inclusive language in GitHub Repositories. / Todd, Liam; Grundy, John; Treude, Christoph.
2024 ACM/IEEE 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings, ICSE-Companion 2024. ed. / Ana C.R. Paiva; Rui Abreu. New York NY USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2024. p. 89-93.

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Todd L, Grundy J, Treude C. GitHubInclusifier: Finding and fixing non-inclusive language in GitHub Repositories. In C.R. Paiva A, Abreu R, editors, 2024 ACM/IEEE 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings, ICSE-Companion 2024. New York NY USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2024. p. 89-93 doi: 10.1145/3639478.3640025

GitHubInclusifier: Finding and fixing non-inclusive language in GitHub Repositories

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GitHubInclusifier: Finding and fixing non-inclusive language in GitHub Repositories

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