DotNetKicks.com - Stories tagged with Refactoring

Strive for Functional Cohesion

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:30:04 GMT

Today, I came across a random class at the bottom of a file (you do have one class per file, don't you?). This class had one static, readonly member on it, which was a regular expression used to determine whether or not an address was a post office box.

Refactoring Techniques: Learning the Wrap Method

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:15:02 GMT

Taking a look at the Wrap Method refactoring technique outlined in detail in Working Effectively with Legacy Code. We will walk though this technique and take a look at how it can help you to create better and more maintainable code.

Refactoring Series - Part 5 - Some Real World Refactoring

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:02:49 GMT

In part five of my refactoring series I made some real world refactoring. I refactored the database schema update of the open source project "Personal Task Manager" which is available at SourceForge.

The Dynamic Programmer - Using tests as a learning tool

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:21:07 GMT

How to leverage test to learn new api's and as a refactoring tool.

Refactoring Service Dependencies to Separated Interface

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:47:26 GMT

Fantastic article by Billy McCafferty on content you already know... Don't you?? This covers some of the core points that any modern developer simply must know if they want to be taken seriously on all but the most trivial projects.

ReSharper 4.01 RC1 Released! Also See each Dev « ubiquitous fluency

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:56:26 GMT

Here is a love letter to ReSharper. All the devs are show, and today we got RC1 for the 4.01 release. NICE!

F# vs. C#: refactoring in parallel and generics

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:57:00 GMT

In an attempt to avoid out parameters (which suck) in C#, I refactored a bit of contrived code to bury them elsewhere. I also worked on the equivalent F# code, and found more things about C# that may or may not suck.

Stop Refactorbating or You'll Go Blind!

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:23:09 GMT

A new term for the developer lexicon: Refactorbation.

Speed Coding with Regionerate, GhostDoc & Visual Studio's Refactoring

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:46:02 GMT

A short screencast I created that demonstrates how I use free productivity enhancers such as GhostDoc, Regionerate and Visual Studio's built-in refactoring tools.

Refactoring towards a DRY, fluent interface

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:46:13 GMT

In my current project, I have an application service that is used to make various modifications to a shopping cart, like adding cart items, applying discounts, changing quantities, etc. Well as this service class evolved, the methods were starting to look like this...

Refactoring Tools for Java and .NET

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:36:25 GMT

Refactoring is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the external behavior and result of the code yet improves its readability and internal structure. Object oriented developers recognize the value of refactoring working code. Until recently good tools have not been available. This list contains Refactoring tools and IDEs features Refactoring support.

Free refactoring tool for ASP.Net and Visual Studio - Must See!

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:01:02 GMT

Developer Express released a free version of their refactoring tools for ASP.Net. There are also links to a funny screencast and to an article with many screenshots in the blog entry.

Creating Composite View Components In MonoRail / Refactoring Exercise

Thu, 17 May 2007 11:46:01 GMT

In a previous post, I showed some examples of how to create custom view components in MonoRail and touched on the ability to create composite view components. Since then I've refactored towards the use of interfaces which I think is a cleaner approach, so I thought I'd share.

Refactoring, Improving the Design of Existing Code

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:34:45 GMT

Read a review of this modern classic book by Martin Fowler of UML Distilled fame. Excerpt: Refactoring is a risky procedure that dates back to the advent of the SmallTalk programming language. But, it has since spread to all modern languages; and, it is considered critical in framework and class library development-because a framework is never right on the first iteration. Whether refactoring as a discipline is a workable practice is controversial. Adherents lobby for more disciplined restructuring and testing while doubters claim real life refactoring is impractical and tricky.

Refactor the code before you write it

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:57:17 GMT

Have you ever heard the saying "If you don't know where to look, don't look at all"? Think about this saying and coding. If a piece of code somewhere in the system is causing an error, don't split the whole thing apart to find it. Know where to look for it before you cause even more damage.

Refactoring Competition

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:31:01 GMT

Bill McCafferty is running a weekly competition with a prize of a book and CodeIt.Once Refactoring tool 3-User license pack! Check it out,code away and win.

Visual Studio 2005, LINQ and Refactoring Problems

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:01:02 GMT

The problems I have encoutered in Visual Studio after installing LINQ preview (May 2006) for your consideration.

Refactoring your code with VS.NET 2005

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:01:01 GMT

An excellent guide on how to use the Refactoring Features of Visual Studio 2005!