Why not? You clear out the part you don't like, and build anew No, code refactoring does not fit perfectly in this analogy. And your ability to do so is somewh

Why not? You clear out the part you don't like, and build anew No, code refactoring does not fit perfectly in this analogy. And your ability to do so is somewhat dependent on how you build. But I think all those factors are simply part of the puzzle in refactoring a factory