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Mentioned in 41 episodes

Refactoring

Improving the Design of Existing Code

Book • 1999

This book, now in its second edition, provides a detailed catalog of refactoring techniques.

It explains how to identify 'code smells' and apply behavior-preserving transformations to improve the design and maintainability of software.

The book includes examples in Java and JavaScript, and it emphasizes the importance of testing and small, incremental changes to minimize the risk of introducing errors.

The second edition reflects the changes in the programming landscape over the past two decades and includes new examples and techniques.

Mentioned by

Henry Suryawirawan

Mentioned in 41 episodes

Mentioned by

Dex Horthy

as a classic recommendation for improving and redesigning existing codebases.

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Mentioned by

Gergely Orosz

as a popular book written by

Martin Fowler

.

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Recommended by

Grady Booch

as a book to read.

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Mentioned by

Casey Muratori

as another influential software book that downplays the need to discuss performance trade-offs in detail.

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Mentioned by

Adam Wathan

when discussing his experience with a friend who misclassified one-time payments as recurring revenue.

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Mentioned in the episode description among recommended classics on software engineering practices.

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Mentioned by

Noah Finer

as a useful resource for UI design tips.

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Mentioned by

Henry Suryawirawan

, stating that the book contains vocabulary and techniques for refactoring.

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Mentioned by

Carter Morgan

to illustrate that refactoring should leave codebase in a safe, stoppable state at any time.

I'm Not on the DRY Train - The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andy Hunt

Recommended by

Randy Shoup

as a must-read for individual contributors.

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