Chapter 4. Refactor Mercilessly
Refactoring your code is a continuous process. It should not be limited to just the application code. In this chapter we will cover:
- Clean code
- Red-Green-Refactor
- Code smell
- To refactor or not to refactor?
- Refactoring techniques
- Building reusable test code
Clean code
We have been harping on about clean code for a while now. Let's take a moment to define what exactly clean code is.
Very simply put, clean code is simple code: no gimmicks, no short cuts, and easy to understand. It should pass all the tests and should not have any duplication. It contains the minimum number of moving parts.
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