Code-smells are identified, in general, by using a set of detection rules. These rules are
manually defined to identify the key symptoms that characterize a code-smell using …

The evolution rate of mobile applications is much higher than regular software applications
having shorter release deadlines and smaller code base. Mobile applications tend to be …

Software maintenance is an expensive activity that consumes a major portion of the cost of
the total project. Various activities carried out during maintenance include the addition of …

Code smells are symptoms of poor design and implementation choices. Previous studies
empirically assessed the impact of smells on code quality and clearly indicate their negative …

The prevalence of design problems may cause re-engineering or even discontinuation of
the system. Due to missing, informal or outdated design documentation, developers often …

Adaptive and flexible production systems require modular and reusable software especially
considering their long-term life cycle of up to 50 years. SWMAT4aPS, an approach to …

One of the widely used techniques to improve the quality of software systems is refactoring.
Software refactoring improves the internal structure of the system while preserving its …

This paper presents a recommendation approach that suggests Move Method refactorings
using the static dependencies established by methods. This approach, implemented in a …

UML is a commonly-used graphical language for the modelling of software. Works regarding
UML's effectiveness have studied projects that develop software systems from scratch. Yet …

Code smells are sub-optimal implementation choices applied by developers that have the
effect of negatively impacting, among others, the change-proneness of the affected classes …