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SE Radio 625: Jonathan Schneider on Automated Refactoring with OpenRewrite

Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

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Utilizing OpenRewrite for Automated Refactoring and Code Quality Improvement

The chapter explores how OpenRewrite utilizes parser and visitor design pattern for traversing syntax trees, including the concept of a cursor for data passage during tree navigation. It compares OpenRewrite with Java Parser and TreeSitter parsers, emphasizing OpenRewrite's inclusion of type attribution information. The discussion extends to the significance of recipes in OpenRewrite, with examples highlighting their role in detecting and fixing common code quality issues for organizations.

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