Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
by
Martin Fowler, et al
Addison-Wesley Professional
1 edition
July 1999
464 pages
Reviewed by Paul Wheaton, January 2000
(10 of 10)
This is currently my favorite book. It has changed the way I do development because it gave words to the way the I was doing things and took me even a few steps further! The book discusses the importance of rewriting code NOT to add functionality, but to add clarity and improved design. There is general discussion as well as a list of specific refactorings. It gives tips on how to stress the importance of this to managers, or sneak it by them if they might not be so understanding. :) I think we are going to hear a lot more about refactoring in the next decade. I found the refactorings to be as useful (if not more so) as design patterns.
(10 of 10)
