Code smells indicate potential symptoms or problems in software due to inefficient design or
incomplete implementation. These problems can affect software quality in the long-term …

Identifying code smells in projects is a non-trivial task, and it is often a subjective activity
since developers have different understandings about them. The use of machine learning …

Code smells indicate the potential problems of software quality so that developers can
identify refactoring opportunities by detecting code smells. State-of-the-art approaches …

Structural development defects essentially refer to code structure that violates object-
oriented design principles. They make program maintenance challenging and deteriorate …

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or in a different form, to this or to any other university for obtaining a PhD degree. The author …

Ohjelmat ovat nykypäivänä aiempaa laajempia koodimäärässä mitattuna, ja tekniikoiden ja
työkalujen kehityksen ansiosta koodin tuottamisen tehokkuus on myös kasvanut. Ohjelmien …