Code smells are particular patterns in object-oriented systems that are perceived to lead to
difficulties in the maintenance of such systems. It is held that to improve maintainability, code …

Software design problems are known and perceived under many different terms such as bad
smells, flaws, non-compliance to design principles, violation of heuristics, excessive metric …

The presence of design flaws in a software system has a negative impact on the quality of
the software, as they indicate violations of design practices and principles, which make a …

Poorly designed software systems are one of main causes of accidents in safety-critical
systems, and thus, the importance of safety analysis for software has greatly increased over …

In this thesis we address the problem of identifying where, in successful software systems,
maintenance effort tends to be devoted. By examining a larger data set of open source …

Code smells reflect code decay and, as such, developers should seek to eradicate such
smells through application of'deodorant'in the form of one or more refactorings. However, a …

Code smells reflect code decay, and, as such, developers should seek to eradicate such
smells through application of “deodorant” in the form of one or more refactorings. However, a …

Sažetak Code smells represent code decay and as such should be eradicated from a
system to prevent future maintenance problems. A range of twenty smells described by …

Code smells represent code decay and as such should be eradicated from a system to
prevent future maintenance problems. A range of twenty smells described by Fowler and …

Software systems are subject to continuous changes to adapt to new and changing
requirements. This phenomenon, known as software evolution, leads in the long term to …