Refactoring is the process of changing the internal structure of software to improve its quality
without modifying its external behavior. Empirical studies have repeatedly shown that …

Context: Refactoring is the art of modifying the design of a system without altering its
behavior. The idea is to reorganize variables, classes and methods to facilitate their future …

Various techniques have been proposed to leverage the capabilities of code language
models (CLMs) for SE tasks. While these techniques typically evaluate their effectiveness …

Refactoring is the de-facto practice to optimize software health. While several studies
propose refactoring strategies to optimize software design through applying design patterns …

Background: Code refactoring is widely recognized as an essential software engineering
practice to improve the understandability and maintainability of the source code. The Extract …

The rapid urbanisation and infrastructure development projects have increased infinite
property regeneration and construction projects in the developed countries. This study aims …

Long Method is amongst the most common code smells in software systems. Despite
various attempts to detect the long method code smell, few automated approaches are …

Due to the growing complexity of software systems, there has been a dramatic increase and
industry demand for tools and techniques on software refactoring in the last ten years …

Mobile applications must continuously evolve, sometimes under such time pressure that
poor design or implementation choices are made, which inevitably result in structural …

Security metrics for software products give a quantifiable assessment of a software system's
trustworthiness. Metrics can also help detect vulnerabilities in systems, prioritize corrective …