The preservation of a proper level of software systems quality is one in the cornerstones of
making software evolution easier and sustainable in the long run. A good design allows …

Sažetak The preservation of a proper level of software systems quality is one in the
cornerstones of making software evolution easier and sustainable in the long run. A good …

Software quality is a key pillar that helps provides high reliability for software. Refactoring is
one of several methods that helps in improving the quality by mitigating design issues of …

Measuring the maintainability index of software is crucial to ensure better maintenance and
improve quality. Refactoring code is important in improving software quality and increasing …

Refactoring, the activity of changing source code design without affecting its external
behavior, is a widely used practice among developers, since it is considered to positively …

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

Refactoring is the process of improving the design of existing code by changing its internal
structure without affecting its external behaviour, with the main aims of improving the quality …

Developers and designers always strive for quality software. Quality software tends to be
robust, reliable and easy to maintain, and thus reduces the cost of software development …

Code written in modern programming languages (such as Java) can be almost impossible to
understand and maintain due to poor design and coding practices used during its …

Maintaining legacy code can be difficult, it can also be hard to know whether what you are
doing to maintain the code is actually beneficial or not. This paper examines the impact of …