We're sorry but this page doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.
Feedback

So You Want to Start Refactoring?

Formal Metadata

Title
So You Want to Start Refactoring?
Title of Series
Part Number
32
Number of Parts
94
Author
License
CC Attribution - ShareAlike 3.0 Unported:
You are free to use, adapt and copy, distribute and transmit the work or content in adapted or unchanged form for any legal and non-commercial purpose as long as the work is attributed to the author in the manner specified by the author or licensor and the work or content is shared also in adapted form only under the conditions of this
Identifiers
Publisher
Release Date
Language

Content Metadata

Subject Area
Genre
Abstract
New programmers often react with dread when the word "refactoring" starts getting thrown around at standup. Maybe you've seen fellow Rubyists struggle with old code, or a colleague spend days on one module only to end up with exactly zero changes to functionality. What exactly is refactoring, and why would anyone want to do it? What are some tips for approaching a refactor, both generally and in Rails?