Chapter 7

General Advice in Dealing with Antipatterns

We would like to leave you with a collection of tools that can be used in conjunction with the refactoring strategies already described. None of these tools are profound—they are largely based on well-known management principles and just down-home good advice. Surprisingly, one can handle most situations with some simple strategies that involve honesty, hard work, kindness, and humor. But you probably already knew that. It is just that it is not always easy to respond this way in the face of ...

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