Classification and Summarization of Software Refactoring Researches: A Literature Review Approach
Mesfin Abebe, Cheol-Jung Yoo · Advanced Science and Technology Letters · 2014
Software refactoring is a technique that transforms a program to improve its internal structure, design, simplicity, understandability or other features without affecting its external behavior. Researchers have studied the different angles of the refactoring activity to develop knowledge. Currently, there is an accumulation of knowledge which needs classification and summarization. We collected and studied refactoring research papers published since 1999 to classify and summarize. This can is help to reveal the research pattern, common concerns, and statistics to formulate better research topics.