Title :
Paying down design debt with strategic refactoring
Author :
Neill, C.J. ; Laplante, P.A.
Author_Institution :
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
Our studies indicate that strategic refactoring using design patterns is the most effective way to repair decaying code for object-oriented (OO) systems. However, applying a pattern-based approach to legacy system repair or even post-design pattern injection is often difficult and, in some cases if misapplied, detrimental
Keywords :
object-oriented programming; software maintenance; design pattern; legacy system; object-oriented system; pattern-based approach; strategic refactoring; Application software; Computer architecture; Feedback; Java; Microarchitecture; Pattern analysis; Process design; Software maintenance; Software systems; Stability; Software technologies; Strategic refactoring;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2006.435
