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Service- and Component-based Development: Using Select Perspective™ and UML
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Service- and Component-based Development: Using Select Perspective™ and UML

by Hedley Apperly, Ralph Hofman, Steve Latchem, Barry Maybank, Barry McGibbon, David Piper, Chris Simons
January 2003
Beginner
240 pages
6h 9m
English
Pearson Business
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Refactoring

Refactoring is reorganizing the structure of an existing component or solution to make it easier to understand and cheaper to modify without changing its observable behavior.

Refactoring is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the external behavior of the code yet improves its internal structure. It is a disciplined way to clean up code that minimizes the chances of introducing defects. In essence when you refactor you are improving the design of code after it has been written.

—[Fowler]

Refactoring is a common activity as the project develops. Components need to be refactored to provide a better interface, and parts of components need to be restructured to meet new service requirements. One ...

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