New approach saves developers time by suggesting code smell order for refactoring.
Code smell is like a warning sign in computer code that can make it hard to maintain and improve. Researchers have come up with a way to help developers decide which code smells to fix first. They use special measurements to figure out which code smells are most important and how they are connected. By following this order, developers can save time when fixing code issues. The approach was tested on simple Java code.