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Beyond Strict Rules: Assessing the Effectiveness of Large Language Models for Code Smell Detection

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Main Authors:	Souza, Saymon, Santana, Amanda, Figueiredo, Eduardo, Muzetti, Igor, Montandon, João Eduardo, Briand, Lionel
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Software Engineering
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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