RefactoringIsNotRedesign

January 23, 2004
(...or restructuring either)

Martin Fowler writes:
If somebody talks about a system being broken for a couple of days while they are refactoring, you can be pretty sure they are not refactoring. If someone talks about refactoring a document, then that's not refactoring. Both of these are restructuring.

tags: ComputersAndTechnology AgileDevelopment