Software refactoring focuses on improving software quality by applying changes to the
internal structure that do not alter the observable behavior. Determining which refactorings …

For any software system, concise and meaningful method names are critical for program
comprehension and maintenance. However, for various reasons, the method names might …

Smart contracts are pieces of code that reside inside the blockchains and can be triggered to
execute any transaction when specifically predefined conditions are satisfied. Being …

Proper naming of methods can make program code easier to understand, and thus enhance
software maintainability. Yet, developers may use inconsistent names due to poor …

Abstract The Time-Delta Method for estimating software development contribution rates
provides insight into the efficiency and effectiveness of software developers. It proposes and …

Over the last few years, we have seen a great deal of academic and practical interest in
detecting and repairing the vulnerabilities in smart contracts developed for the Ethereum …

Mining software repositories (MSR) has become a popular research area recently. MSR
analyzes different sources of data, such as version control systems, code repositories, defect …

The paper presents a systematic methodology for analyzing software developer productivity
by refining contribution rate metrics to distinguish meaningful development efforts from …

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