Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
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As the application of object technology--particularly the Java programming language--has become commonplace, a new problem has emerged to confront the software development community. Significant numbers of poorly designed programs have been created by less-experienced developers, resulting in applications that are inefficient and hard to maintain and extend. Increasingly, software system professionals are discovering just how difficult it is to work with these inherited, non-optimal applications. For several years, expert-level object programmers have employed a growing collection of techniques to improve the structural integrity and performance of such existing software programs. Referred to as refactoring, these practices have remained in the domain of experts because no attempt has been made to transcribe the lore into a form that all developers could use. . .until now. In Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Software, renowned object technology mentor Martin Fowler breaks new ground, demystifying these master practices and demonstrating how software practitioners can realize the significant benefits of this new process.
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7 released booksAddison-Wesley Object Technology Series is a 7-book series first released in 1990 with contributions by Hassan Gomaa, Dean Leffingwell, and 8 others.
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I have read the 2nd version,
It's a classical book that you must own,
and keep it as reference.
Many common sense refactoring if you have been programming for a while.
Refactoring explained. This book is probably a must-read for all software developers who wants to better themselves. It formalises refactoring reasons and methods into a detailed, yet simple-to-read manner. It helps point out code smells, highlights the obvious (the so-called common sense) to possibly very raw developers, advocates testing, as well as providing seeds and ideas for future development work. This is a really good companion to any notable book on design patterns.
