Making Program Refactoring Safer

Developers rely on compilation, test suites, and tools to preserve observable behavior during refactoring. However, most refactoring tools don't implement all the preconditions that guarantee refactoring correctness because formally identifying them is cost-prohibitive. Therefore, these tools c...

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Published in:	IEEE software Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 52 - 57
Main Authors:	Soares, Gustavo, Gheyi, Rohit, Serey, Dalton, Massoni, Tiago
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Alamitos, CA IEEE 01.07.2010 IEEE Computer Society
Subjects:	Applied sciences Automatic testing Automation Behavior behavior preservation Computer programs Computer science; control theory; systems Developers Exact sciences and technology Java Methods Object oriented programming Preserves Quality control refactoring Safety Software Software engineering Test methods Transformations unit testing Software development Refactoring
ISSN:	0740-7459, 1937-4194
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