Martin Fowler's "Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code" is perhaps THE reference: Refactoring is a controlled technique for improving the design of an existing code base. Its …

Refactoring is modifying existing code to improve its readability, re-usability, performance, extensibility and maintainability. Have you ever looked at code and thought, "Wow this is a …

Nov 13, 2009 · Refactoring code is a process of cleaning up your code, reducing the clutter and improving the readability without causing any side effects or changes to features. Basically, …

May 1, 2013 · Has refactoring come to mean "Changing Code" in common context? Many answers suggest refactoring may break code, but it can't by the definition of refactoring! If it …

Jan 9, 2012 · Refactoring is very language-specific. You need to look for specific add-ons for each language you're interested in. You'll presumably find add-ons for some and not for others. If …

Mar 21, 2012 · The reason Martin Fowler use small and easy example in "Refactoring", is because almost every large chunk of bad code are a combination of different bad smell. By …

Apr 2, 2017 · I have been tasked with refactoring the css of a website, and I am quite new to refactoring process. What is the exact process I can undergo in order to refactor the css of my …

Dec 22, 2011 · We just started using git for our production code, and we are running into a slight issue in our workflow. We need to figure out how to handle general code improvements / …

Refactoring is a central component in any agile software development methods. Unless you fully understand all the requirements and technical limitations of your project you can't have a …

Jun 29, 2010 · So while doing this if a design pattern improves the code ( readability, more extensiblity, testablity) you refactor to the pattern. Refactoring to patterns when there is no …