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Refactoring
by Martin Fowler
Improving the design of existing code in small, safe steps, with a catalog of refactorings. The second edition uses JavaScript. Foundational.
Read it if…
you maintain code and want to improve it safely.
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Skip it if…
you never touch existing code.
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Three things you will actually use
- Small steps, tests between.
- Code smells signal refactoring.
- Design improves continuously.
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Apply Extract Function to one long method.
Our verdict
Safe code improvement.
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