A developer builds a Django CreateView for adding courses, reusing forms and templates while following a test-driven approach.
A developer argues for starting with larger, monolithic components in Angular to avoid premature abstraction and complexity, then refactoring for performance or reusability.
A data scientist's journey from Python/Jupyter to embracing TypeScript, tests, and tools for building maintainable software.
A developer explains cyclomatic complexity, its importance for maintainable code, and demonstrates it with examples from simple functions to the Gilded Rose kata.
A recording of a live refactoring session presented at the JFokus tech conference in Stockholm.
A developer questions the pursuit of 'clean code' after refactoring for DRYness makes the codebase harder to understand.
A developer's personal story about learning the critical importance of unit testing while refactoring a complex financial calculation library.
A guide to refactoring PowerShell switch statements, demonstrating how to replace them with hash tables for cleaner, more maintainable code.
A live Java refactoring session presented at the JBCN Conf in Barcelona, focusing on practical software development techniques.
A guide to improving Jest test clarity by refactoring assertions and using custom error messages for better debugging.
A guide to refactoring iOS app navigation using the Coordinator pattern to decouple view controllers and improve code architecture.
A software developer draws parallels between keeping a clean kitchen bench in cooking and maintaining a tidy codebase and workstation for better productivity.
A tutorial on refactoring an iOS app from MVC to MVVM architecture using the RxSwift library for reactive data binding.
A software developer argues that writing less code is a key skill for creating maintainable, efficient systems and solving problems effectively.
How to refactor React tests to avoid breaking when migrating class components to function components with Hooks.
A new course teaching how to refactor React class components to use modern function components with Hooks and Suspense.
Explores common developer struggles with writing and maintaining tests, and offers practical advice to overcome these challenges.
Explains the importance of the 'refactor' step in the Test-Driven Development (TDD) 'red, green, refactor' cycle for writing better code.
A guide on applying the 'focusing question' technique to identify the most valuable code refactoring tasks that will simplify current project work.
Final part of a series on refactoring a legacy Python library, focusing on safe code rehabilitation techniques and tooling.
