Commit messages are critical for code comprehension and software maintenance. Writing a
high-quality message requires skill and effort. To support developers and reduce their effort …

Bots have emerged from research prototypes to deployable systems due to the recent
developments in machine learning, natural language processing and understanding …

The expenses associated with software maintenance and evolution constitute a significant
portion, surpassing more than 80% of the overall costs involved in software development …

Context: The ultimate goal of Continuous Integration (CI) is to support developers in
integrating changes into production constantly and quickly through automated build process …

Refactoring is one of the most widely used techniques in practice to improve the quality of
existing software. However, it is observed that refactoring does not continually improve all …

Previous work has shown that early resolution of issues detected by static code analyzers
can prevent major costs later on. However, developers often ignore such issues for two main …

Refactoring has emerged as a predominant approach to augmenting software product
quality. However, empirical evidence suggests that not all dimensions of software quality …

Software refactoring is a behavior-preserving activity to improve the source code quality
without changing its external behavior. Unfortunately, it is often a manual and error-prone …

Fault localization is an essential step in the debugging process. Spectrum-Based Fault
Localization (SBFL) is a popular fault localization family of techniques, utilizing code …

It is critical for developers to develop high-quality software to reduce maintenance cost.
While often, developers apply refactoring practices to make source code readable and …