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Refactoring Workbook
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Refactoring Workbook

by William C. Wake
August 2003
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
3h 30m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 1. Smells and Refactorings

The smells (along with the refactorings commonly used to fix them) from Martin Fowler's book Refactoring are listed in Table I-1, and the refactorings are listed in Table I-2.

INTERLUDE I1.1

Tally. Put a tally mark by each refactoring for each time a smell references it.

INTERLUDE I1.2

Refactorings that Fix the Most Smells. Which refactorings fix the most smells?

▪ See Appendix A for solution.

INTERLUDE I1.3

Refactorings Not Mentioned. Which refactorings aren't mentioned by any of the smells? Why not?

▪ See Appendix A for solutions.

INTERLUDE I1.4

Other Smells. Does this list suggest any other smells you might want to be aware of?

▪ See Appendix A for solutions.

Table I.1. Smells and Their Associated Refactorings (from Fowler's ...

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