Software refactoring is a technique that transforms the various types of software artifacts to
improve the software internal structure without affecting the external behavior. Refactoring is …

In this paper we provide an detailed overview of existing research in the field of software
restructuring and refactoring, from a formal as well as a practical point of view. Next, we …

Manual refactoring edits are error prone, as refactoring requires developers to coordinate
related transformations and understand the complex inter-relationship between affected …

In this paper we provide a detailed overview of the field of software restructuring and
refactoring from a formal as well as a from a practical point of view. After summarizing …

Refactorings are program transformations which should preserve the program behavior.
Consequently, we expect that during phases when there are mostly refactorings in the …

Refactoring, the practice of applying behavior-preserving changes to existing code, can
enhance the quality of software systems. Refactoring tools can automatically perform and …

Though refactoring tools have been available for more than a decade, research has shown
that programmers underutilize such tools. However, little is known about why programmers …

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

One of the important ways to make software soft,(ie, easy to change, reuse, and develop), is
to automate the various program transformations that occur as software evolves. Automating …

Refactoring is the process of changing the structure of code without changing its behavior.
Refactoring can be semi-automated with tools, which should make it easier for programmers …