Software fault prediction aims to identify fault-prone software modules by using some
underlying properties of the software project before the actual testing process begins. It …

Context Class maintainability is the likelihood that a class can be easily modified. Before
releasing an object-oriented software system, it is impossible to know with certainty when …

Refactoring is a maintenance task that aims at enhancing the quality of a software's source
code by restructuring it without affecting the external behavior. Move method refactoring …

The cohesion of an object-oriented class refers to the relatedness of its methods and
attributes. Constructors, destructors, and access methods are special types of methods …

CONTEXT: Refactoring is a maintenance task that refers to the process of restructuring
software source code to enhance its quality without affecting its external behavior. Inspecting …

Several techniques have been proposed to predict the fault proneness of software modules
in the absence of fault data. However, the application of these techniques requires an expert …

Class reuse-proneness is the likelihood that a class can be reused and is a key quality
characteristic in object-oriented design. Because it is clearly impossible to know with …

Abstract In software development, Software Fault Prediction (SFP) is essential for optimising
resource allocation and improving testing efficiency. Traditional SFP methods typically use …

In spite of several decades of software metrics research and practice, there is little
understanding of how software metrics relate to one another, nor is there any established …

Class cohesion has an immediate impact on maintainability, modifiability and
understandability of the software. Here, a new metric of cohesion based on complex …