One of the most widely used techniques to improve the quality of existing software systems
is refactoring—the process of improving the design of existing code by changing its internal …

Refactoring is a technique commonly applied by developers along the software
maintenance and evolution. Software refactoring is expected to improve the internal quality …

Oftentimes, during software maintenance the original program modularization decays, thus
reducing its quality. One of the main reasons for such architectural erosion is suboptimal …

We present heuristics that help to identify suitable consumer-oriented parts of enterprise
systems which could be re-engineered as microservices. Our approach assesses the key …

Context A software system's structure often degrades due to repetitive maintenance. To
make a sustainable evolution of such systems, it becomes mandatory to improve their …

Methods implemented in incorrect classes are common bad smells in object-oriented
systems, especially in the case of systems maintained and evolved for years. To tackle this …

In automotive industry, more and more complex electronics and software systems are being
developed to enable the innovation and to decrease costs. Besides the complex multimedia …

Software architectures have become highly heterogeneous and difficult to maintain due to
software evolution and continuous change. Therefore, a software system usually must be …

This paper describes a recommendation system that provides refactoring guidelines for
maintainers when tackling architectural erosion. The paper formalizes 32 refactoring …

We present an analysis of the evolution of a Web application project developed with object-
oriented technology and an agile process. During the development we systematically …