Refactoring practices in the context of data-intensive systems

• Published in: Empirical software engineering : an international journal Vol. 28; no. 2; p. 46
• Main Authors: Muse, Biruk Asmare, Khomh, Foutse, Antoniol, Giuliano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.03.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Compilers; Computer Science; Context; Interpreters; Maintainability; Programming Languages; Software; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems; Systems developers; Data-access classes; Data-intensive systems; Database access; Empirical study

Developers often refactor code to improve the maintainability and comprehension of the software. There are many studies on refactoring activities in traditional software systems. However, refactoring in data-intensive systems is not well explored. Understanding the refactoring practices of developer...