Factoring a long and complex method doesn't magically make the process it's doing less lengthy (unless there is a lot of repetition) or less complex. In fact it

Factoring a long and complex method doesn't magically make the process it's doing less lengthy (unless there is a lot of repetition) or less complex. In fact it's likely to make it longer and more spread out so harder to understand from scratch. When I encounter such code it's far easier to change if you keep it together and document it well so future people can find out what it's doing and see the whole in context. For future changes, factoring also requires a crystal ball since you have no idea how requirements will change or if your factoring will actually be useful for them. Better to keep things simple and contained until you actually need to make them more complex.