Code smells are characteristics of the software that indicates a code or design problem
which can make software hard to understand, evolve, and maintain. There are several code …

(1) Background: Code smell is the most popular and reliable method for detecting potential
errors in code. In real-world circumstances, a single source code may have multiple code …

Context: Code smells are symptoms of wrong design decisions or coding shortcuts that may
increase defect rate and decrease maintainability. Research on code smells is accelerating …

Software maintenance is an essential part of any software that finds its use in the day-to-day
activities of any organization. During the maintenance phase bugs detected must be …

Artificial intelligence is one of the major subtleties of our time. Artificial intelligence is utilized
in improving the quality of software projects and in applications themselves. Code smells are …

The term" code smell" refers to an indication of a problem with the quality of source code.
Numerous studies have been conducted to identify problematic features in source code …

Detecting code smells is an important research problem in the software maintenance. It
assists the subsequent steps of the refactoring process so as to improve the quality of the …

Large Class code smell refers to the classes that tend to centralize the intelligence of the
system. Large Class indicates weaknesses in design that can possibly slow down the …

Researchers have provided various techniques and tools in the past few years for
identification of code smells. Due to their changing outcomes and features, the classification …

Code smells represent poor implementation choices performed by developers when
enhancing source code. Their negative impact on source code maintainability and …