The current era demands high quality software in a limited time period to achieve new goals
and heights. To meet user requirements, the source codes undergo frequent modifications …

Code Smell, similar to a bad smell, is a surface indication of something tainted but in terms
of software writing practices. This metric is an indication of a deeper problem lies within the …

Software developer always strives for quality of the software as it tends to be more robust
and easier to maintain. Code smells play as a hinder to the quality of the software as they …

Code smells are generally not considered as bugs; instead, they point out certain
shortcomings in the software design or code. Identification of code smell is a necessary step …

Code smell detection is essential to improve software quality, enhancing software
maintainability, and decrease the risk of faults and failures in the software system. In this …

The software containing code smells indicates the violation of standard design and coding
practices by developer during the development of the software system. Recent empirical …

Purpose Code smells indicate deep software issues. They have been studied by
researchers with different perspectives. The need to study code smells was felt from the …

Code smell is a software characteristic that indicates bad symptoms in code design which
causes problems related to software quality. The severity of code smells must be measured …

This study aims at development of generating metrics based code smells prediction to
improve the software quality assurance by working at preventive maintenance level. In order …

Code smells indicate problems in design or code which makes software hard to change and
maintain. It has become a sign of software systems that cause complications in maintaining …