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Refactoring = Substitution + Rewriting

Year: 2022

Type: preprint

Abstract: We present an approach to describing refactorings that abstracts away from particular refactorings to classes of similar transformations, and presents an implementation of these that works by substitution and subsequent rewriting. Substitution is language-independent under this approach, while the rewrites embody language-specific aspects. Intriguingly, it also goes back to work on API migration by Huiqing Li and the first author, and sets refactoring in that general context.

Source: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2211.11550

Authors: Thompson, Simon, Horpácsi, Dániel

Institutions: University of Kent, Eötvös Loránd University

Language: English

Topic: Software Engineering Research

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Nemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovaciós Alap, National Research, Development and Innovation Office

Awards: Session Types for Reliable Distributed Systems (STARDUST), G2477460316, G2744728761, G7015593406, G8036280063, Trustworthy refactoring

OpenAlex ID: W4309804347

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