Code smells indicate software design problems that harm software quality. Data-intensive
systems that frequently access databases often suffer from SQL code smells besides the …

A database plays a central role in the architecture of an information system, and the way it
stores the data delimits its main features. However, it is not just the data that matters. The …

Nowadays, data-intensive applications tend to access their underlying database in an
increasingly dynamic way. The queries that they send to the database server are usually …

Code smells are symptoms of sub-optimal software design and implementation choices.
Detection tools were actively developed for general code smell related to coupling and …

We present SQLInspect, a tool intended to assist developers who deal with SQL code
embedded in Java applications. It is integrated into Eclipse as a plug-in that is able to extract …

Local databases have become an important component within mobile applications.
Developers use local databases to provide mobile users with a responsive and secure …

In database-backed web applications, developers often leverage Object-Relational Map**
(ORM) frameworks for database accesses. ORM frameworks provide an abstraction of the …

NoSQL data stores are becoming popular due to their schema-less nature. They offer a high
level of flexibility, since they do not require to declare a global schema. Thus, the data model …

The increasing popularity of Machine Learning (ML) is generating challenges also for
developers. The multitude of programming languages, libraries and available resources …

Software testing enables development teams to maintain the quality of a software system
while it evolves. The database manipulation code requires special attention in this context …