The Future of Refactoring (Dagstuhl Seminar 14211)

This report documents the program and the outcomes of Dagstuhl Seminar 14211 on "The Future of Refactoring." Over the past decade, refactoring has become firmly established as an essential part of industrial software development. At the same time, academic interest in refactoring has grown at a fast pace, resulting in a large body of literature on many different aspects of refactoring. The aim of this seminar was to provide a forum for refactoring researchers and practitioners to discuss what has been achieved, get to know each others\u27 work, and plan future collaboration. This report presents abstracts of the participants\u27 talks and summaries of breakout sessions, and introduces some joint projects that were started as a result of the seminar