Martin Fowler's "Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code" is perhaps THE reference: Refactoring is a controlled technique for improving the design of an existing code base. Its essence …

Refactoring is modifying existing code to improve its readability, re-usability, performance, extensibility and maintainability. Have you ever looked at code and thought, "Wow this is a mess" or "this could …

Refactoring code is a process of cleaning up your code, reducing the clutter and improving the readability without causing any side effects or changes to features. Basically, you refactor by …

Mar 24, 2010 · Are there any formal techniques for refactoring SQL similar to this list here that is for code? I am currently working on a massive query for a particular report and I'm sure there's plenty of …

May 1, 2013 · Has refactoring come to mean "Changing Code" in common context? Many answers suggest refactoring may break code, but it can't by the definition of refactoring! If it breaks code, it's …

Nov 24, 2021 · Violations of a Refactoring Only / silent rule aren't visible to the user, but the Quick Actions and Refactorings... menu shows an entry to resolve the violation (similarly as for Suggestion …

Jan 9, 2012 · Refactoring is very language-specific. You need to look for specific add-ons for each language you're interested in. You'll presumably find add-ons for some and not for others. If there's …

Feb 14, 2013 · Refactoring a God Class is a complex task, as this disharmony is often a cumulative effect of other disharmonies that occur at the method level. Therefore, performing such a refactoring …

There is no way to turn refactoring off in the settings. My guess is that the project's cache/indexes are corrupted. I had a case once where refactoring, especially renames, stopped working. A re-index …

Apr 8, 2011 · Refactoring is a general technique that can refer to many tasks. It usually means cleaning up code, removing redundancy, improving code quality and readability. A very simple example of …