An empirical comparison of AI assisted software refactoring tools.

Saba G, Ahmed S, Sania H, Khan TA, Mohamad Nasir HB

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-49590-0
Published: 2026 Apr 24
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41598-026-49590-0,
  title = {An empirical comparison of AI assisted software refactoring tools.},
  author = {Saba G and Ahmed S and Sania H and Khan TA and Mohamad Nasir HB},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Scientific reports},
  doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-49590-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-49590-0}
}

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G, S., S, A., H, S., TA, K., & HB, M. N. (2026). An empirical comparison of AI assisted software refactoring tools.. Scientific reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-49590-0

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