[Pdx-pm] February meeting topic (and speaker) needed

gabrielle gorthx at gmail.com
Sat Jan 14 15:59:43 PST 2012


On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Chad Granum <exodist7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would be willing to do a "how to cleanup code" session. People can
> bring scripts/modules that they know are ugly, such as 200+ line
> functions,  large blocks of if/else/else/else and other monstrosities,
> then I could bring it up and show how to clean it by factoring it into
> smaller parts in manageable chunks. I would show how a successful
> refactor preserves logic, but improves readability and testability.
> Also showing that refactoring does not have to be scary as long as you
> don't try to do a full re-write. I could also create some samples in
> case nobody brings any.
>
> Would anyone have interest in this?

I'm always interested in refactoring.

gabrielle


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