Test smells are symptoms in the test code that indicate possible design or implementation
problems. Previous research demonstrated their harmfulness and the developers' …

Test smells represent sub-optimal design or implementation solutions applied when
developing test cases. Previous research has shown that these smells may decrease both …

Test smells attempt to capture design issues in test code that reduce their maintainability.
Previous work found such smells to be highly common in automatically generated test …

Test smells are fragments of code that can affect the comprehensibility and the
maintainability of the test code. Preventing, detecting, and correcting test smells are tasks …

Test smells are symptoms in the test code that indicate possible design or implementation
problems. Their presence, along with their harmfulness, has already been demonstrated by …

The test code, just like production source code, is subject to bad design and programming
practices, also known as smells. The presence of test smells in a software project may affect …

Software testing is an essential part of the development process, and like many software
artifacts, tests are affected by smells, harming comprehension and maintainability. Several …

Test smells are indications of poorly designed unit tests. Previous studies have
demonstrated their negative impact on test understanding and maintenance. Moreover …

Test smells have been defined as poorly designed tests and, as reported by recent empirical
studies, their presence may negatively affect comprehension and maintenance of test suites …

Developing test code may be a time-consuming task that usually requires much effort and
cost, especially when it is done manually. Besides, during this process, developers and …