@inproceedings{e3e5b60d0bec46ada81214799a9b2e30,
title = "A Preliminary Interview Study on Developers{\textquoteright} Perceptions of Code Smell Detection in Industry",
abstract = "This paper presents a preliminary interview study aimed to understand i) how practitioners perceive code smells and ii) whether/why developers use code smell detection tools. We carefully designed an structured interview protocol composed of six major questions. We interviewed seven developers, recruited by convenience, who work for major companies worldwide on software maintenance and evolution. We followed strict guidelines for thematic synthesis to analyze the interview texts. The perception of interviewees on code smells is in line with the traditional definition, even when developers lack academic formation. All interviewees were concerned with adding code smells while they produce code, although a half of them feel that their pairs do not share these concerns. Most interviewees use detection tools, but costs with tool setup and company culture may prevent developers from using them.",
keywords = "Code smell detection, Interview study, Software tool",
author = "Felipe Ribeiro and Eduardo Fernandes and Eduardo Figueiredo",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.; 17th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2024 ; Conference date: 11-09-2024 Through 13-09-2024",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-70245-7\_24",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783031702440",
series = "Communications in Computer and Information Science",
publisher = "Springer Science+Business Media",
pages = "344--352",
editor = "Antonia Bertolino and \{Pascoal Faria\}, Jo{\~a}o and Patricia Lago and Laura Semini",
booktitle = "Quality of Information and Communications Technology",
address = "United States",
}