Software systems have to be flexible in order to cope with evolving requirements. However, since it is impossible to predict with certainty what future requirements will emerge, i...
Abstract Periodic refactoring of a large source code often becomes a necessity especially for long-lived projects. In order to increase maintainability and extensibility of such pr...
Refactoring in object-orientation has gained increased attention due to its ability to improve design quality. Refactoring using design patterns (DPs) leads to production of high ...
Software often needs to be modified for accommodating requirements changes through the software life cycle. To deal with several accidental requirements changes related to softwa...