Article
Refactoring Tools: Fitness for Purpose
IEEE software
Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Subjects
- Computer software -- Development,
- Software refactoring
Disciplines
Abstract
Refactoring tools can improve the speed and accuracy with which we create and maintain software -- but only if they are used. In practice, tools are not used as much as they could be: this seems to be because sometimes they do not align with the refactoring tactic preferred by the majority of programmers, a tactic we call floss refactoring. We propose five principles that characterize successful floss refactoring tools -- principles that can help programmers to choose the most appropriate refactoring tools and also help toolsmiths to design tools that fit the programmer's purpose.
DOI
10.1109/MS.2008.123
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12139
Citation Information
Emerson Murphy-Hill and Andrew P. Black. "Refactoring Tools: Fitness for Purpose" IEEE software (2008) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andrew_black/23/
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Published version available at DOI: 10.1109/MS.2008.123