Developers inevitably work to a deadline and try different approaches, which can result in artifacts left over in the code. Even if artifacts aren't refactored, developers should still want to go back ...

Refactoring and analyzing code at scale requires more than quick suggestions. It requires precision, dependability, and broad visibility across a codebase—all areas where GenAI, ...

If the code is covered by comprehensive unit and regression tests, this refactoring is even easier. I have found that refactoring of unfamiliar complex code is much more difficult.

Worse, two-thirds of the time, the AI actually broke the unit texts, an indication that instead of refactoring code, it was changing the external behavior of the code in subtle but critical ways ...

They noted that previous studies have concluded code refactoring improves quality, but most provided no quantitative evidence. "Although, the refactoring is by definition supposed to improve the ...

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Metabob announced today a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual studio code (VSCode) extension for its debugging and refactoring tool ...

Refactoring entered the mainstream with the release of “Refactoring : Improving the Design of Existing Code” by Martin Fowler in 1999, and until recently refactoring has focussed primarily on ...

AppFactor launches early access for GenAI-driven application refactoring platform, automating code improvements and maintenance at enterprise scale. Contacts PR for AppFactor Keith Neilson Phone ...