Fowler draws a clean line between changes to code that do, and those that do not, affect its behavior. He calls those that do not, "refactoring". In essence when you refactor you are improving the design of the code after it has been written.” - martin fowler (father of code smell).
An example of a refactoring could be extract method (figure. Refactoring code is a process of cleaning up your code, reducing the clutter and improving the readability without causing any side effects or changes to features. May 1, 2013you do not refactor code when you cannot test the resulting code in time to deliver it such that it is still valuable to the recipient.
You do not refactor code when your refactoring will not improve. I'd like to refactor the name of the role variable: Jul 9, 2020refactor this method to reduce its cognitive complexity from 21 to the 15 allowed.
How to refactor and reduce the complexity asked 5 years, 6 months ago modified 1 year, 7 months ago. Dec 15, 2024when i move a .py file in vs code, the python extension automatically triggers a refactor, editing imports throughout the project. Apr 10, 2018sonarqube refactor this method to reduce its cognitive complexity asked 7 years, 9 months ago modified 1 year, 10 months ago viewed 126k times
Mar 24, 2010the most effective way to refactor sql that i have seen is to use the with statement. It allows you to break the sql up into manageable parts, which frequently can be tested independently.