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 …

Software refactoring is a process to restructure an existing software code while kee** its
external behavior the same. Currently, various refactoring techniques are being used to …

Technical debt is a metaphor introduced by Cunningham to indicate “not quite right code
which we postpone making it right”. One noticeable symptom of technical debt is …

Previous studies have investigated the reasons behind refactoring operations performed by
developers, and proposed methods and tools to recommend refactorings based on quality …

Background: Refactoring is a critical task in software maintenance and is generally
performed to enforce the best design and implementation practices or to cope with design …

There are many aspects of code quality, some of which are difficult to capture or to measure.
Despite the importance of software quality, there is a lack of commonly accepted measures …

Refactoring is the art of improving the structural design of a software system without altering
its external behavior. Today, refactoring has become a well-established and disciplined …

Refactoring aims at improving the internal structure of a software system without changing its
external behavior. Previous studies empirically assessed, on the one hand, the benefits of …

Code quality metrics are widely used to identify design flaws (eg, code smells) as well as to
act as fitness functions for refactoring recommenders. Both these applications imply a strong …

The expenses associated with software maintenance and evolution constitute a significant
portion, surpassing more than 80% of the overall costs involved in software development …