Refactoring

You can't stop the business, or why rewrites fail

Rewriting code isn't a magic fix-all. Consider the opportunity cost, complexity of the old system, and estimation challenges. Instead of stopping all to rewrite or building new while maintaining the old, try incremental improvements and new code adoption.

If it works together, it lives together

Wherein I use LEGO to talk about organizing your code for ease of use

Why others' code is hard to navigate

Some people like to organize code in files and folders and neat categories. Others love search. When they work together, that's the challenge.

You don't *have to* build it sloppy to go fast

My favorite mistake to make when I'm in a hurry is to think that I _have to_ build new features the sloppiest way possible. Find the quick fix and move on. But that's not true.

Coding forces you to understand the problem

Programming translates fuzzy understanding into exacting specifications. That’s why it’s hard. The Illusion of Explanatory Depth reigns supreme

Code Review Practices for Refactoring Changes

Do you review refactoring pull requests differently than you do others? An empirical study of OpenStack, an open source cloud platform, says that you do and finds 6 common criteria.

What Refactoring is, and what it isn't