Although Extract Method is a key refactoring for improving program comprehension, refactoring tools for such purpose are often underused. To address this shortcoming, we present JExtract, a recommendation system based on structural similarity that identifies Extract Method refactoring opportunities that are directly automated by IDE-based refactoring tools. Our evaluation suggests that JExtract is far more effective (w.r.t. recall and precision) to identify misplaced code in methods than JDeodorant, a state-of-the-art tool
@article{arxiv.1506.06086,
title = {JExtract: An Eclipse Plug-in for Recommending Automated Extract Method Refactorings},
author = {Danilo Silva and Ricardo Terra and Marco Tulio Valente},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.06086},
year = {2015}
}
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V Brazilian Conference on Software: Theory and Practice (Tools Track), p. 1-8, 2014