Previous taxonomies of software change have focused on the purpose of the change (ie, the
why) rather than the underlying mechanisms. This paper proposes a taxonomy of software …

In this paper we provide an detailed overview of existing research in the field of software
restructuring and refactoring, from a formal as well as a practical point of view. Next, we …

We show how automated support can be provided for identifying refactoring opportunities,
eg, when an application's design should be refactored and which refactoring (s) in particular …

The adoption of refactoring techniques for continuous integration received much less
attention from the research community comparing to root-canal refactoring to fix the quality …

Previous taxonomies of software evolution have focused on the purpose of the change
rather than the underlying mechanisms. This paper proposes a taxonomy of software …

Refactoring is a key approach for managing technical debt. In the past few years, refactoring
techniques and tools have received considerable attention from researchers and tool …

When we develop a software project of a certain complexity, source code maintainability
could become a problem, in particular if developers do not use a consolidate development …

This position paper identifies emerging trends in refactoring research, and enumerates a list
of open questions, from a practical as well as a theoretical point of view. We suggest these …

Up to 75% of the costs associated with the development of software systems occur post-
deployment during maintenance and evolution. Software refactoring is a process that can …

Researchers proposed several refactoring approaches supported by automated and semi-
automated refactoring tools. However, the existence of numerous automated refactoring …