Android occupies a high market share, and its broad functions make Android security matter.
Research reveals that many security issues are caused by insecure coding practices. As a …

Android's high market share and extensive functionality make its security a significant
concern. Research reveals that many security issues are caused by insecure coding …

Knowing the impact of bad programming practices or code smells has led researchers to
conduct numerous studies in software maintenance. Most of the studies have defined code …

Context: Code smells are well-known concepts in Object-Oriented (OO) programs as
symptoms that negatively impact software quality and cause long-term issues. However, the …

With rapid changes and rich context of user requirements, mobile applications are becoming
complex software systems. Frequent iterations and mazy implementations of software …

Software developers, including those of the Android mobile platform, constantly seek to
improve their applications' maintainability and evolvability. Code smells are commonly used …

The success of smartphones and app stores have contributed to the explosion of the number
of mobile apps proposed to end-users. In this very competitive market, developers are …

Code smells are the result of poor design choices within software systems that complexify
source code and impede evolution and performance. Therefore, detecting code smells …

Android code smells are bad implementation practices within Android applications (or apps)
that may lead to poor software quality, in particular in terms of performance. Yet …

Android applications (apps) evolve quickly to meet users requirements, fix bugs or adapt to
technological changes. Such changes can lead to the presence of code smells-symptoms of …