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Did not know there was a online library of refactorings. Here’s the link https://refactoring.com/catalog/ https://refactoring.com/catalog/ if anyone’s interest

• bpicolo 8y ago
  What's the target demographic for something like this? It seems like the trivial part of refactoring. I've seen a similar, entire book dedicated to database refactoring that had roughly the same pattern. Chapters named akin to "The Change Table Name Refactor" felt kind of bizarre, when what I was hoping would be contained was advice about refactoring large databases in practice (moving data to new service boundaries, etc). Practical advice on building systems to move data and such seems to be just missing
  • CiaranMcNulty 8y ago
    > It seems like the trivial part of refactoring. Trivial after the book exists, sure The catalog misses out most of the interesting discussion
  • darrenhobbs 8y ago
    I read the first edition when I was nearly 2 years into my professional career. I understood the basic 'what' and 'how' of software development. Refactoring helped me start to understand the 'why' and 'when'. Why is design A better than design B? When is it time to tidy up this code? Which choice will be easier to change later? That kind of thing.