Code smells represent a well-known problem in software engineering, since they are a
notorious cause of loss of comprehensibility and maintainability. The most recent efforts in …

Software systems have been employed in many fields as a means to reduce human efforts;
consequently, stakeholders are interested in more updates of their capabilities. Code smells …

Code smells refers to any symptoms or anomalies in the source code that shows violation of
design principles or implementation. Early detection of bad code smells improves software …

Context Code smells are patterns in source code associated with an increased defect rate
and a higher maintenance effort than usual, but without a clear definition. Code smells are …

Context Code smells in the software systems are indications that usually correspond to
deeper problems that can negatively influence software quality characteristics. This review is …

The detection of code smells is a fundamental prerequisite for guiding the subsequent steps
in the refactoring process. The more the detection results are accurate, the more the …

Code smell refers to any symptom introduced in design or implementation phases in the
source code of a program. Such a code smell can potentially cause deeper and serious …

Code smells indicate design issues that violate basic design principles such as hierarchy
encapsulation, abstraction, and others, potentially affecting software quality [1],[2]. Detecting …

Several code smells detection tools have been developed providing different results,
because smells can be subjectively interpreted and hence detected in different ways …

Code smells are poor implementation choices applied during software evolution that can
affect source code maintainability. While several heuristic-based approaches have been …