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Refactoring Clustering in Java Software Networks

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Agile Methods. Large-Scale Development, Refactoring, Testing, and Estimation (XP 2014)

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We present a study on the refactoring activities performed during the evolution of 7 popular Java open source software systems, using a complex network approach. We find that classes affected by refactorings are more likely to be interlinked than others, forming connected subgraphs. Our results show that in a software network, classes linked to refactored classes are likely to be refactored themselves. This result is meaningful because knowing how refactored classes are arranged inside a network could be useful to support developers in maintenance and refactoring activities.

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    Giulio Concas, C. Monni, M. Orrù, M. Ortu & Roberto Tonelli

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    Torgeir Dingsøyr  & Nils Brede Moe  & 

  2. University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

    Roberto Tonelli

  3. Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK

    Steve Counsell

  4. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy

    Cigdem Gencel

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Concas, G., Monni, C., Orrù, M., Ortu, M., Tonelli, R. (2014). Refactoring Clustering in Java Software Networks. In: Dingsøyr, T., Moe, N.B., Tonelli, R., Counsell, S., Gencel, C., Petersen, K. (eds) Agile Methods. Large-Scale Development, Refactoring, Testing, and Estimation. XP 2014. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 199. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14358-3_11

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