Nature

A study of dealing class imbalance problem with machine learning methods for code smell severity detection using PCA-based feature selection technique

Detecting code smells may be highly helpful for reducing maintenance costs and raising source code quality. Code smells facilitate developers or researchers to understand several types of design flaws ...
InfoWorld

When to use abstract classes vs. interfaces in Java

Abstract classes and interfaces in Java serve fundamentally different purposes. Learn the differences between these Java language elements and how to use them in your programs. Abstract classes and ...
TheServerSide

How Java instance main methods and unnamed classes work

Instance main methods and unnamed classes, coming in Java 21, will forever change how developers learn Java and bootstrap applications. Why? They provide a simple, clean and concise syntax to launch ...
Nature

SmellyCode++: Multi-Label Dataset for Code Smell Detection

Code smells are not software defects but rather indicators of suboptimal design choices that can adversely impact software quality attributes, such as maintainability, over time 1,2. These smells can ...
InfoWorld

Groovy: Injecting New Methods on Existing Java Classes

One of Groovy‘s most significant “goodies” is the ability to intercept calls, even to standard Java classes, and either override existing methods or even add new methods dynamically. In this blog post ...