Several tools for detecting refactorings in the code exist and have been evaluated in the
literature. However, we found that the benchmarks used for the evaluation so far are …

Refactoring is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter
the external behavior of the code yet improves its internal structure. Not only researchers …

Identifying refactoring operations in source code changes is valuable to understand software
evolution. Therefore, several tools have been proposed to automatically detect refactorings …

Refactoring is performed to improve software quality while leaving the behaviour of the
software unchanged. Identifying refactorings applied to a software system is an important …

Refactoring is an important way to improve the design of existing code. Identifying
refactoring opportunities (ie, code fragments that can be refactored) in large code bases is a …

Refactoring detection algorithms have been crucial to a variety of applications:(i) empirical
studies about the evolution of code, tests, and faults,(ii) tools for library API migration,(iii) …

Poorly designed software systems are difficult to understand and maintain. Modifying code
in one place could lead to unwanted repercussions elsewhere due to high coupling. Adding …

Catalogs of refactoring have key importance in software maintenance and evolution, since
developers rely on such documents to understand and perform refactoring operations …

Modern code review is a widely used technique employed in both industrial and open-
source projects to improve software quality, share knowledge, and ensure adherence to …

Software is frequently refactored to improve its design, either as part of an agile
development process or as part of a major design overhaul. In either case, it is very useful to …