Code smell detection is essential to improve software quality, enhancing software
maintainability, and decrease the risk of faults and failures in the software system. In this …

Code smells detection helps in improving understandability and maintainability of software
while reducing the chances of system failure. In this study, six machine learning algorithms …

Code smells are the result of not following software engineering principles during software
development, especially in the design and coding phase. It leads to low maintainability. To …

Code smells are indicators of potential problems in software. They tend to have a negative
impact on software quality. Several studies use machine learning techniques to detect bad …

Code smells are poor code design or implementation that affect the code maintenance
process and reduce the software quality. Therefore, code smell detection is important in …

Purpose: Code smells are residuals of technical debt induced by the developers. They
hinder evolution, adaptability and maintenance of the software. Meanwhile, they are very …

Background: Code smells are symptoms that something may be wrong in software systems
that can cause complications in maintaining software quality. In literature, there exist many …

Code smells can compromise software quality in the long term by inducing technical debt.
For this reason, many approaches aimed at identifying these design flaws have been …

Context Code smells are patterns in source code associated with an increased defect rate
and a higher maintenance effort than usual, but without a clear definition. Code smells are …

Context Code smells in the software systems are indications that usually correspond to
deeper problems that can negatively influence software quality characteristics. This review is …