Refactoring
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What is “Refactoring”?
“Elegance is necessarily unnatural, only achievable at great expense. If you just do something, it won’t be elegant, but if you do it and then see what might be more elegant, and do it again, you might, after an unknown number of iterations, get something that is very elegant.” — Erik Naggum, computer programmer
Key Points:
- Refactoring means changing a system to improve its efficiency without changing its output.
- Improving output is not the goal of Refactoring. It’s making the system faster and more efficient.
- Refactoring starts by Deconstructing a system, and then looking for Patterns.
- Once Patterns emerge, you can rearrange the system by grouping similar processes and inputs together.
- Refactoring is critical to improve the functionality of any system.
Questions for Consideration:
- Could the systems you’re improving benefit from refactoring?
- Once you’ve deconstructed the system, what themes do you see that appear to be particularly important?
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