An empirical study of refactoringchallenges and benefits at microsoft
M Kim, T Zimmermann… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is widely believed that refactoring improves software quality and developer productivity.
However, few empirical studies quantitatively assess refactoring benefits or investigate …
However, few empirical studies quantitatively assess refactoring benefits or investigate …
How we refactor and how we document it? On the use of supervised machine learning algorithms to classify refactoring documentation
Refactoring is the art of improving the structural design of a software system without altering
its external behavior. Today, refactoring has become a well-established and disciplined …
its external behavior. Today, refactoring has become a well-established and disciplined …
Can refactoring be self-affirmed? an exploratory study on how developers document their refactoring activities in commit messages
Refactoring is a critical task in software maintenance and is usually performed to enforce
best design practices, or to cope with design defects. Previous studies heavily rely on …
best design practices, or to cope with design defects. Previous studies heavily rely on …
WitchDoctor: IDE support for real-time auto-completion of refactorings
SR Foster, WG Griswold… - 2012 34th international …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) have come to perform a wide variety of tasks
on behalf of the programmer, refactoring being a classic example. These operations have …
on behalf of the programmer, refactoring being a classic example. These operations have …
How to refactor this code? An exploratory study on developer-ChatGPT refactoring conversations
Large Language Models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, have gained widespread popularity and
usage in various software engineering tasks, including refactoring, testing, code review, and …
usage in various software engineering tasks, including refactoring, testing, code review, and …
Sethesaurus: Wordnet in software engineering
Informal discussions on social platforms (eg, Stack Overflow, CodeProject) have
accumulated a large body of programming knowledge in the form of natural language text …
accumulated a large body of programming knowledge in the form of natural language text …
Unsupervised software-specific morphological forms inference from informal discussions
Informal discussions on social platforms (eg, Stack Overflow) accumulates a large body of
programming knowledge in natural language text. Natural language process (NLP) …
programming knowledge in natural language text. Natural language process (NLP) …
Comparing approaches to analyze refactoring activity on software repositories
Some approaches have been used to investigate evidence on how developers refactor their
code, whether refactorings activities may decrease the number of bugs, or improve …
code, whether refactorings activities may decrease the number of bugs, or improve …
Monitor-based instant software refactoring
H Liu, X Guo, W Shao - IEEE Transactions on Software …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software refactoring is an effective method for improvement of software quality while
software external behavior remains unchanged. To facilitate software refactoring, a number …
software external behavior remains unchanged. To facilitate software refactoring, a number …
Bulk fixing coding issues and its effects on software quality: Is it worth refactoring?
The quality of a software system is mostly defined by its source code. Software evolves
continuously, it gets modified, enhanced, and new requirements always arise. If we do not …
continuously, it gets modified, enhanced, and new requirements always arise. If we do not …