Refactoring at the core of agile software development

  • Authors:

  • Joseph Yoder

  • Affiliations:

  • The Refactory, Inc., Urbana, IL, USA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the tenth international conference on Aspect-oriented software development companion
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Refactoring code to make it more maintainable and extendable has become a more mainstream practice. Refactoring is the process of changing software without altering its external behavior. It is done in such as way to improve the structure of the code to allow for later extensions or to make maintenance of the code easier. It is important to refactor your code in a disciplined way to minimize disruptions and to allow the system to safely evolve. Improving a systems structure and readability through refactoring enhances its comprehensibility, readability, and maintainability.