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Modern IDEs for object-oriented languages like Java provide support for a basic set of
simple automated refactorings whose behaviour is easy to describe intuitively. It is, however …

The documentation is missing or obsolete, and the original developers have departed. Your
team has limited understanding of the system, and unit tests are missing for many, if not all …

Object-oriented programs evolve by means other than just the addition of new classes. The
changes to object-oriented programs that have been most studied are those based on …

The increased popularity of the object-oriented paradigm has also increased the interest in
object-oriented reengineering. First of all, object-oriented software systems suffer from …

Frameworks are a common object-oriented code-structuring technique that is used in
application product lines. A framework is a set of abstract classes that embody an abstract …

The notion of refactoring—transforming the source-code of an object-oriented program
without changing its external behaviour—has increased the need for a precise definition of …

While little or no empirical validation exists for many of software engineering's basic
assumptions, the need for scientific experimentation remains clear. Several assumptions are …

Refactorings are behavior-preserving program transformations that automate design
evolution in object-oriented applications. Three kinds of design evolution are: schema …

The widespread interest in refactoring—transforming the source‐code of an object‐oriented
program without changing its external behaviour—has increased the need for a precise …