Paper Info
Title
Is Complexity of Re-test a Reason Why Some Refactorings Are Buggy? an Empirical Perspective.
Abstract
In this short paper, we explore one simple, yet unexplored question about the relationship between refactoring and bugs. Is the complexity of re-testing code immediately after refactoring a reason why some refactorings are buggy? To facilitate our analysis, we use a set of over four thousand refactorings mined from three open-source systems and decomposed into the four test categories of van Deursen and Moonen. Preliminary results showed that, compared with non-buggy classes, buggy classes had been subjected to more refactorings where a large re-test commitment was required; extent of re-test may therefore be a significant factor in determining whether refactoring creates bugs. Our finding supports that of Bavota et al. - that more and better testing after certain refactoring practices could reduce the harm that refactorings cause.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1007/978-3-030-58793-2_7
QUATIC
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Steve Counsell11732117.90
Steve Swift212.04
Mahir Arzoky3105.22
Giuseppe Destefanis423720.74