Comments on: Refactoring is design http://blog.agilephp.com/2008/10/11/refactoring-is-design/ Dagfinn Reiersøl on PHP, agile development, Ruby and other addictive substances Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sophie http://blog.agilephp.com/2008/10/11/refactoring-is-design/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Sophie Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:42:27 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=1406#comment-731 I agree refactoring is not unskilled labor, that fact it's necessary surely shows the 'cleaner' has more skills than the 'builder'? I agree refactoring is not unskilled labor, that fact it’s necessary surely shows the ‘cleaner’ has more skills than the ‘builder’?

]]> By: Paul Geraghty http://blog.agilephp.com/2008/10/11/refactoring-is-design/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Paul Geraghty Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:30:12 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=1406#comment-101 <p>Servicing your own car might provide a better analogy.</p> <p>It can be quite simple to do, but it can go horribly wrong - you forget to tighten the wheelnuts ... </p> <p>You can completely screw your engine with just a small oversight. Ever cleaned a carburettor, put it back together and spotted one tiny screw left sitting in the dish?</p> <p>But, after the service and your car is running well the sense of achievement and well being is quite something. Every time you delve under the bonnet you learn something else, you investigate another component you didn't need to look at, but you started disassembling it anyway. What exactly does that box do?</p> <p>You seek out others willing to share their experience. Suddenly you are aware of cheap and reusable components. Good Lord, this car can run on corn oil.</p> <p>The process of servicing your own car can be time consuming but very rewarding, and can save you a lot of money.</p> <p>Sometimes I drive with the window down just to hear the noises coming out of the engine and from the drives and suspension.</p> <p>"Hang on, that's a new squeak it wasn't there last week"</p> <p>Split timing belt anyone?</p> Servicing your own car might provide a better analogy.

It can be quite simple to do, but it can go horribly wrong – you forget to tighten the wheelnuts …

You can completely screw your engine with just a small oversight. Ever cleaned a carburettor, put it back together and spotted one tiny screw left sitting in the dish?

But, after the service and your car is running well the sense of achievement and well being is quite something. Every time you delve under the bonnet you learn something else, you investigate another component you didn’t need to look at, but you started disassembling it anyway. What exactly does that box do?

You seek out others willing to share their experience. Suddenly you are aware of cheap and reusable components. Good Lord, this car can run on corn oil.

The process of servicing your own car can be time consuming but very rewarding, and can save you a lot of money.

Sometimes I drive with the window down just to hear the noises coming out of the engine and from the drives and suspension.

“Hang on, that’s a new squeak it wasn’t there last week”

Split timing belt anyone?

]]> By: Karianne Berg http://blog.agilephp.com/2008/10/11/refactoring-is-design/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Karianne Berg Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:10:37 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=1406#comment-100 <p>You make an interesting point about the "cleaning" metaphore for refactoring and restructuring code. After all, cleaning is generally seen as something that is boring but necessary. Refactoring can, as you mention, be both satisfying and challenging.</p> <p>It was nice to meet you at Smidig 2008!</p> You make an interesting point about the “cleaning” metaphore for refactoring and restructuring code. After all, cleaning is generally seen as something that is boring but necessary. Refactoring can, as you mention, be both satisfying and challenging.

It was nice to meet you at Smidig 2008!

]]>