Previous studies have shown the negative effects that low-quality code can have on
maintainability proxies, such as code change-and defect-proneness. One of the symptoms of …

Code smells are symptoms of poor implementation choices applied during software
evolution. While previous research has devoted effort in the definition of automated solutions …

Context: Code smell is a term commonly used to describe potential problems in the design
of software. The concept is well accepted by the software engineering community. However …

Context Reusing a design pattern is not always in the favor of developers. Thus, the code
starts smelling. The presence of “Code Smells” leads to more difficulties for the developers …

Design problems affect every software system. Diverse software systems have been
discontinued or reengineered due to design problems. As design documentation is often …

Code smells, ie, symptoms of poor design and implementation choices applied by
programmers during the development of a software project [2], represent an important factor …

Context Code smells are indicators of poor coding and design choices that can cause
problems during software maintenance and evolution. Objective This study is aimed at a …

Software testing is a key activity to control the reliability of production code. Unfortunately,
the effectiveness of test cases can be threatened by the presence of faults. Recent work …

Code smells can compromise software quality in the long term by inducing technical debt.
For this reason, many approaches aimed at identifying these design flaws have been …

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 …