Security patterns are a well-established means to encapsulate and communicate proven
security solutions and introduce security into the development process. Our objective is to …

Deodorants are different from perfumes, because they are applied directly on body and by
killing bacteria they reduce odours and offer a refreshing fragrance. That was our goal when …

Gang of Four (GoF) design patterns are widely approved solutions for recurring software
design problems, and their benefits to software quality are extensively studied. However, the …

Android applications must evolve quickly to meet new user requirements, to facilitate bug
fixing or to adapt to technological changes. This evolution can lead to various software …

In software engineering, a design pattern is a general reusable solution to a commonly
occurring problem within a given context in software design. Design patterns reveal much …

Context Nowadays, technical debt has become a very important issue in software project
management. The main mechanism to repay this debt is through refactoring. Refactoring …

Context The quality of software systems is significantly influenced by design testability, an
aspect often overlooked during the initial phases of software development. The …

A design pattern is a general reusable solution to commonly recurring problems in software
projects. Bad smells are symptoms existing in the source code that possibly indicate the …

Context: code refactoring is a code transformation that aims to improve software quality. A
composite refactoring (or, simply, composite) is defined by two or more interrelated …

Bad Smells are symptoms that appear in the source code of a software system and may
indicate a structural problem that requires code refactoring. Design patterns are solutions …