Article
Why Don’t People Use Refactoring Tools?
Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop on Refactoring Tools
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Subjects
- Computer software -- Development,
- Software refactoring
Disciplines
Abstract
Tools that perform refactoring are currently under-utilized by programmers. As more advanced refactoring tools are designed, a great chasm widens between how the tools must be used and how programmers want to use them. In this position paper, we characterize the dominant process of refactoring, demonstrate that many research tools do not support this process, and initiate a call to action for designers of future refactoring tools.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12184
Citation Information
Andrew P. Black and Emerson Murphy-Hill. "Why Don’t People Use Refactoring Tools?" Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop on Refactoring Tools (2007) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andrew_black/14/
This is a paper which was subsequently published In WRT, pp. 60-61. 2007.