Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code Don Roberts, John Brant, Kent Beck, Martin Fowler, William Opdyke
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Here are a few I like: 1) Code Complete 2nd edition by Steve McConnell. When you find you have to add a feature to a program, and the program's code is not structured in a convenient way to add the feature, first refactor the program to make it easy to add the feature, then add the feature. Description: Refactoring is about improving the design of existing code. Fowler, Martin, Brant, John, Opdyke, William and Roberts, Don (1999): Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code. We recently launched a challenge that invites Safari Books Online subscribers to write a book or video review and in exchange for their review, we'll enter. 3 thoughts on “Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series)”. (ed.) (2001): Human-Computer Interaction in the New Millennium. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Martin Fowler, Kent Beck et al.) – The first couple of chapters are a must read for every developer. Sean Kelly "Consultant" April 27, 2013 at 11:27 am. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code 重構：改善既有程式的設計. It is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the external behavior of the code, yet improves its internal structure.