Software refactoring is a process to restructure an existing software code while kee** its
external behavior the same. Currently, various refactoring techniques are being used to …

Software vulnerabilities are weaknesses in source code that can be potentially exploited to
cause loss or harm. While researchers have been devising a number of methods to deal …

To enhance the compatibility in the version control of Java Third-party Libraries (TPLs),
Maven adopts Semantic Versioning (SemVer) to standardize the underlying meaning of …

Refactoring is the art of improving the structural design of a software system without altering
its external behavior. Today, refactoring has become a well-established and disciplined …

Machine Learning (ML), including Deep Learning (DL), systems, ie, those with ML
capabilities, are pervasive in today's data-driven society. Such systems are complex; they …

Code smells are symptoms of poor implementation choices applied during software
evolution. While previous research has devoted effort in the definition of automated solutions …

Abstract The concept of Self-Affirmed Refactoring (SAR) was introduced to explore how
developers document their refactoring activities in commit messages, ie, developers explicit …

Refactoring is one of the most widely used techniques in practice to improve the quality of
existing software. However, it is observed that refactoring does not continually improve all …

Refactoring aims at improving code non-functional attributes without modifying its external
behavior. Previous studies investigated the motivations behind refactoring by surveying …

Refactoring has emerged as a predominant approach to augmenting software product
quality. However, empirical evidence suggests that not all dimensions of software quality …