Refactoring

The process of improving internal attributes of a software product (e.g., readability, maintainability, data structures for efficient performance) without modifying any of its existing external functionality.
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What is CSE Legacy Code?

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What is CSE Software Refactoring?

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  Software Engineering, Online Learning, In-Person Learning, Software Process Improvement, Development Tools, Refactoring, Licensing, Testing

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Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction

  Refactoring, Design

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  Software Engineering, Refactoring, Design, Peer Code Review

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  Software Process Improvement, Refactoring, Testing

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  Software Process Improvement, Software Engineering, Software Sustainability, Development Tools, Refactoring

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  High-Performance Computing (HPC), Performance at Leadership Computing Facilities, Performance Portability, Refactoring

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  Software Engineering, Requirements, Refactoring

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  Software Engineering, Requirements, Release and Deployment, Refactoring

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  Programming Languages, High-Performance Computing (HPC), Reproducibility, Refactoring

When Not to Use Agile in Scientific Software Development

  Software Engineering, Refactoring

Working Effectively with Legacy Code

  Refactoring, Design, Testing