The purpose of refactoring is to improve the quality of a software system by changing its internal design so that it is easier to understand or modify, or less prone to errors and...
Improving the structure of code can help developers work with a software system more efficiently and more consistently. To aid developers in re-structuring the implementation of c...
In this chapter, we explore the emerging research domain of modeldriven software refactoring. Program refactoring is a proven technique that aims at improving the quality of sourc...
Abstract. Software maintenance is the most expensive activity in software development. Many software companies spent a large amount of cost to maintain the existing software system...
Code duplication is an important problem in application maintenance. Tools exist that support code duplication detection. However, few of them propose a solution for the problem, ...