What Motivate Software Engineers to Refactor Source Code? Evidences from Professional Developers

被引：23
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作者：
Wang, Yi [1 ]
机构：
[1] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Informat Syst, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
来源：
2009 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS | 2009年
关键词：
D O I：
10.1109/ICSM.2009.5306290
中图分类号：
TP31 [计算机软件];
学科分类号：
081202 ; 0835 ;
摘要：
Refactoring is an increasingly practiced method in industry software development. However, existing research mostly focus on the technical aspect of refactoring, we still know little about the human behavior domain on this issue. Software developer's motivation has been recognized as a key human factor for the software development and maintenance tasks, therefore, identifying what motivates software developer refactor their (or others) source code will bring both theoretical and practical implications. In this paper, we report our case studies in four software development organizations. Through interviews with 10 professional software developers, we identified the major Actors that motivate their refactoring activities. An empirical model on refactoring motivation is also presented based on the data collected.
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页码：413 / 416
页数：4
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