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For me, refactoring means simple, no-risk code re-organization only. It should be executed often during the production and it should serve foremost code-reuse a
by sinuhe69 3y ago
For me, refactoring means simple, no-risk code re-organization only. It should be executed often during the production and it should serve foremost code-reuse and better readability. Anything going further than that is for me rewriting and should be considered appropriately.
- ck45 3y agoYou are absolutely right, see the definition on https://refactoring.com/ https://refactoring.com/ Unfortunately, it has become common to refer to any kind of code changes as refactorings (not backed by any proof, just an observation)
- begueradj 3y agoIndeed. Re-writing is often dangerous: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-...