04.4.6 · Skill in Engineering quality

Refactoring

Improving code structure without changing its behavior.

Refactoring keeps a codebase easy to change. It works best in small steps protected by tests, folded into feature work. Knowing when not to refactor matters too.

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Resources

articleStart here
Technical debt quadrant ↗
Martin Fowler · 2009 · 4 min
Not all debt is bad: deliberate and prudent debt is a choice, reckless debt is a mess.
bookGo deeper · Paid
Refactoring ↗
Martin Fowler · catalog
The standard book on improving code without changing behavior. The site has a free catalog of the refactorings.

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