Identifying extract method refactoring opportunities based on functional relevance
S Charalampidou, A Ampatzoglou… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Extract Method'is considered one of the most frequently applied and beneficial refactorings,
since the corresponding Long Method smell is among the most common and persistent …
since the corresponding Long Method smell is among the most common and persistent …
Barriers to refactoring
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60 | NO. 10 contributed articles ILL US TRA TION B Y JUS TIN METZ REFACTORING6 IS …
60 | NO. 10 contributed articles ILL US TRA TION B Y JUS TIN METZ REFACTORING6 IS …
Refactoring practice: How it is and how it should be supported-an eclipse case study
Z Xing, E Stroulia - 2006 22nd IEEE International Conference …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Refactoring is an important activity in the evolutionary development of object-oriented
software systems. Yet, several questions about the practice of refactoring remain …
software systems. Yet, several questions about the practice of refactoring remain …
Lightweight detection of program refactorings
DC Atkinson, T King - 12th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Poorly structured code is hard to maintain and read. Program refactoring can improve code
structure and thus make it easier to preserve and to discern the underlying design. However …
structure and thus make it easier to preserve and to discern the underlying design. However …
Ref-finder: a refactoring reconstruction tool based on logic query templates
M Kim, M Gee, A Loh, N Rachatasumrit - Proceedings of the eighteenth …, 2010 - dl.acm.org
Knowing which parts of a system underwent which types of refactoring between two program
versions can help programmers better understand code changes. Though there are a …
versions can help programmers better understand code changes. Though there are a …
Facilitating software refactoring with appropriate resolution order of bad smells
H Liu, L Yang, Z Niu, Z Ma, W Shao - Proceedings of the 7th joint meeting …, 2009 - dl.acm.org
Bad smell is a key concept in software refactoring. We have a bunch of bad smells,
refactoring rules, and refactoring tools, but we do not know which kind of bad smells should …
refactoring rules, and refactoring tools, but we do not know which kind of bad smells should …
Automating extract class refactoring: an improved method and its evaluation
During software evolution the internal structure of the system undergoes continuous
modifications. These continuous changes push away the source code from its original …
modifications. These continuous changes push away the source code from its original …
Behind the intents: An in-depth empirical study on software refactoring in modern code review
Code refactorings are of pivotal importance in modern code review. Developers may
preserve, revisit, add or undo refactorings through changes' revisions. Their goal is to certify …
preserve, revisit, add or undo refactorings through changes' revisions. Their goal is to certify …
How does incomplete composite refactoring affect internal quality attributes?
AC Bibiano, V Soares, D Coutinho… - Proceedings of the 28th …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Program refactoring consists of code changes applied to improve the internal structure of a
program and, as a consequence, its comprehensibility. Recent studies indicate that …
program and, as a consequence, its comprehensibility. Recent studies indicate that …
Differential precondition checking: A lightweight, reusable analysis for refactoring tools
JL Overbey, RE Johnson - 2011 26th IEEE/ACM International …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the most difficult parts of building automated refactorings is ensuring that they
preserve behavior. This paper proposes a new technique to check for behavior preservation; …
preserve behavior. This paper proposes a new technique to check for behavior preservation; …