Q. What is refactoring considered as in XP and other agile methods?

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Q. What does the second law of software evolution tell us?

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Q. When is refactoring not a viable option?

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Q. What are the "Bad Smells" in software development?

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Q. What is the categorization of "Bad Smells" in software development according to Mantyla et al. (2003)?

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Q. What is the purpose of the "Bloaters" category in the categorization of "Bad Smells"?

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Q. What is the purpose of the "Change Preventers" category in the categorization of "Bad Smells"?

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Q. What is the purpose of the "Dispensables" category in the categorization of "Bad Smells"?

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Q. What is the purpose of the "Encapsulators" category in the categorization of "Bad Smells"?

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Q. What is the purpose of the "Couplers" category in the categorization of "Bad Smells"?

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Q. What is the main purpose of studying the process of maintenance activities during reverse engineering?

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Q. What do results of the study into maintenance activities confirm about the time spent by maintenance programmers?

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Q. What is the main challenge in reverse engineering activities?

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Q. What is a programming plan according to the theories of software comprehension process?

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Q. What is a beacon according to the theories of software comprehension process?

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Q. What is required for a successful software comprehension process?

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Q. How does the reader's existing knowledge affect the software comprehension process?

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Q. How does the structure of a program impact the understanding of the program text?

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Q. Which strategy is typically used by inexperienced programmers for studying program text?

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Q. What does the systematic strategy offer in comparison to the as-needed strategy for studying program text?

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