Chapter 10. Refactoring Code
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Whether or not you realize it, if you are like most developers, you are always refactoring code. Every time you change your code to reduce duplication or rename items for the sake of clarity, you are refactoring. Refactoring is simply putting a name to a common development task. The strict definition of the term is “a change made to the internal structure of software to make it easier to understand and cheaper to modify without changing its observable behavior.” That is, refactoring does not add features to the application. Instead, it improves the general maintenance ...
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