Software refactoring is a process to restructure an existing software code while keeping its
external behavior the same. Currently, various refactoring techniques are being used to …

Refactoring is widely recognized as one of the efficient techniques to manage technical debt
and maintain a healthy software project through enforcing best design practices, or coping …

Refactoring is one of the means of managing technical debt and maintaining a healthy
software structure through enforcing best design practices, or coping with design defects …

Context Code bad smells indicate design flaws that can degrade the quality of software and
can potentially lead to the introduction of faults. They can be eradicated by applying …

Context: Mobile applications have to continuously evolve in order to meet new user
requirements and technological changes. Addressing these constraints may lead to poor …

Software refactoring is a behavior-preserving activity to improve the source code quality
without changing its external behavior. Unfortunately, it is often a manual and error-prone …

It is critical for developers to develop high-quality software to reduce maintenance cost.
While often, developers apply refactoring practices to make source code readable and …

Code evolution, whether related to the development of new features, bug fixing, or
refactoring, inevitably changes the quality of the code. One particular type of such change is …

Program refactoring consists of code changes applied to improve the internal structure of a
program and, as a consequence, its comprehensibility. Recent studies indicate that …

Refactoring helps improve the design of software systems, making them more
understandable, readable, maintainable, cleaner, and self-explanatory. Many refactoring …