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When to refactor code to avoid a rework?
Each code refactoring mistake can be a recipe for UX disaster. When you refactor code, follow these 10 tips to avoid costly mistakes or rework. Fix software defects separately. Avoid new features and functionality. Refactor only when it’s practical. Understand the code. Bring uniformity to coding practices.
What does it mean to refactor a program?
Code refactoring is not troubleshooting or debugging. Thus, the process cannot address software flaws by itself. Code refactoring corrects issues with application design or implementation. The process is a way to remediate code smells: undesirable code attributes, such as excessively long routines or separate routines that are nearly identical.
When to refactor code to make it readable?
Standardize variable names and nested formats to make code more readable. Modify one routine to do the work of several similar routines, shrinking the software’s memory footprint. Redesign and rebuild with new code, based on current standards and practices, when the scope doesn’t fit refactoring.
When is the right time to do a refactor?
Thus, the right time to perform refactoring is once the software’s bug rate — tracked via the number of help tickets, support requests or another measure — is acceptably low. Refactoring should happen on a mature codebase.
When is it too old to refactor code?
Modify one routine to do the work of several similar routines, shrinking the software’s memory footprint. Redesign and rebuild with new code, based on current standards and practices, when the scope doesn’t fit refactoring. Sometimes code is too old or convoluted for developers to make sense of it.
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