Extract Class Refactoring Based on Cohesion and Coupling: A Greedy Approach

A large class with many responsibilities is a design flaw that commonly occurs in real-world object-oriented systems during their lifespan. Such a class tends to be more difficult to comprehend, test, and change. Extract class refactoring (ECR) is the technique that is used to address this design fl...

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Published in:	Computers
Main Author:	Musaad Alzahrani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Subjects:	software quality software refactoring software metrics
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/11/8/123

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