Sunday, November 30, 2008

stop refactoring

The term "refactoring" was made trendy a while ago by Martin Fowler, et al. Given that programmers are not generally fans of marketing, it surprises me that what is effectively a marketing euphemism for "rewriting" has become so popular. I think it's time to go back to the olden days, when people called refactoring what it is: rewriting.

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