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I would under the condition you have never read or heard about refactoring. If you’re expecting thorough techniques, you won’t find them. They’re literally sin
by azemetre 3y ago
I would under the condition you have never read or heard about refactoring.
If you’re expecting thorough techniques, you won’t find them. They’re literally single page chapters where the advice might be “move functions near their argument declarations.”
It’s very basic, but the content is quite ever green. It’s something that should be included in every employee handbook and often feels like trying to change SWE culture to one of “fix then ship.”
I’m really curious what Beck’s other books in this series will be.
I’m about halfway thru, can’t comment on the last third which is different and offers a newish mental model.
tldr: Good but expensive for the content amount. Should be $15 IMO.
- loevborg 3y agoIt's funny. The last third is where it gets interesting. And then it stops – to be continued in the next volume. Except that Volume I is only 100 pages, and many of them blank.
- azemetre 3y agoThat's really exciting to hear. I hope I didn't come across as negative in my view. I am enjoying the book immensely but so far doesn't seem too different than other refactoring books.