Software refactoring is a maintenance task that addresses code restructuring to improve its
quality. Many studies have addressed the impact of different refactoring scenarios on …

One of the most widely used techniques to improve the quality of existing software systems
is refactoring—the process of improving the design of existing code by changing its internal …

During software maintenance and evolution the internal structure of the software system
undergoes continuous changes. These modifications drift the source code away from its …

Approaches for improving class cohesion identify refactoring opportunities using metrics that
capture structural relationships between the methods of a class, eg, attribute references …

During software evolution the internal structure of the system undergoes continuous
modifications. These continuous changes push away the source code from its original …

Refactoring is recognized as an essential practice in the context of evolutionary and agile
software development. Recognizing the importance of the practice, modern IDEs provide …

One of the widely used techniques to improve the quality of software systems is refactoring.
Software refactoring improves the internal structure of the system while preserving its …

The presence of code-smells increases significantly the cost of maintenance of systems and
makes them difficult to change and evolve. To remove code-smells, refactoring operations …

Software can be considered a live entity, as it undergoes many alterations throughout its
lifecycle. Furthermore, developers do not usually retain a good design in favor of adding …

Source code bad smells are usually resolved through the application of well-defined
solutions, ie, refactorings. In the literature, software metrics are used as indicators of the …