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Category: code-refactoring

Refactoring 011 – How to Replace Comments With Tests

Post date June 22, 2026
Post author By Maxi Contieri
Post categories In bijection, clean code, code-refactoring, code-smells, Comments, programming-tests, refactoring, what-is-refactoring

The Reality of Maintaining Legacy iOS Codebases

Post date April 23, 2026
Post author By Flaregun-dev
Post categories In code-refactoring, ios-app-development, mobile-app-refactoring, scalable-ios-architecture, swift-programming, swiftui, Technical Debt, uikit

Code Smell 319 – Hardcoded Stateless Properties

Post date April 12, 2026
Post author By Maxi Contieri
Post categories In code-refactoring, code-smells, common-code-smells, hardcoded-dependencies, hardcoding, refactoring, stateless-objects, stateless-properties

7 Persuasive Ways CTOs Can Get Stakeholders Onboard With Code Refactoring

Post date November 12, 2025
Post author By Illia Smoliienko
Post categories In code-maintenance-cost, code-refactoring, engineering-leadership, legacy-code, legacy-system-upgrade, refactoring-roi, software-modernization, Technical Debt

Code Smell 313 – “Workslop” in AI-Assisted Programming

Post date November 2, 2025
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In ai-generated-code, clean code, code-refactoring, code-smells, common-code-smells, llm-pair-programming, refactor-ai-output, workslop

Code Smell 313 – “Workslop” in AI-Assisted Programming

Post date November 2, 2025
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In ai-generated-code, clean code, code-refactoring, code-smells, common-code-smells, llm-pair-programming, refactor-ai-output, workslop

Code Smell 310 – Why Generic Date Names Break Your Code

Post date September 29, 2025
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In clean code, code quality, code-refactoring, code-smells, descriptive-variable-names, naming-conventions, refactor-legacy-code, semantic-naming

Why Legacy Code Still Runs the World

Post date June 10, 2025
Post author By Shridivya Sharma
Post categories In code-refactoring, codebase-optimization, codebase-stability, handling-legacy-software, legacy-code, refactoring-legacy-systems, software engineering, software-modernization

Refactoring 029 – How to Replace NULL With Collection

Post date June 2, 2025
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In code quality, code-refactoring, hackernoon-top-story, how-to-replace-null, null, refactor-legacy-code, refactoring, software-development

Code Smell 286 – Parent-Child Method Overlaps

Post date January 16, 2025
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In clean code, code-refactoring, code-smell-detection, code-smells, object-oriented-programming, parent-class-methods, php, php-development

Code Smell 278 – DirName and File

Post date November 11, 2024
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In clean code, code-readability, code-refactoring, code-smells, directory-path-naming, JavaScript, software engineering, variable-naming-conventions

Code Smell 273 – Overengineering

Post date October 7, 2024
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In clean code, code-complexity, code-refactoring, code-smells, kiss-principle, programming-best-practices, refactor-legacy-code, software-architecture

Refactoring 016 – Building With The Essence

Post date September 16, 2024
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In clean code, code-refactoring, eliminate-getters, java, programming, reduce-mutability, refactor-legacy-code, refactoring

Code Smell 267 – Objects Aliasing

Post date September 2, 2024
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In ai-assisted-coding, clean code, code-refactoring, code-smells, functional programming, immutability-in-programming, objects-aliasing, thread-safety-in-coding

Code Smell 266 – Collection Aliasing

Post date August 29, 2024
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In clean code, code-refactoring, code-smells, common-code-smells, immutable-collections, java-programming, preventing-aliasing-in-java, thread-safety-in-java

Taming the Methodcentipede: Strategies for Writing Simple, Maintainable Code

Post date August 26, 2024
Post author By Anton Belyaev
Post categories In clean code, code-readability, code-refactoring, kafka-event-processing, programming-antipattern, pure-functions-in-java, software-maintainability, test-driven-development

Code Smell 265 – Linguistic Confusion

Post date August 23, 2024
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In clean code, code quality, code-readability, code-refactoring, code-smells, learning-to-code, naming-conventions, software engineering

Code Smell 264 – Hanlon’s Razor

Post date August 18, 2024
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In clean code, code quality, code-refactoring, code-smells, hanlon's-razor-in-coding, javascript-development, overdefensive-programming, software-complexity

Refactoring 014 – How to Remove IF

Post date July 7, 2024
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In clean code, clean-architecture, code-refactoring, if-elif-else, refactoring, remove-if-guide, software engineering, software-development

Finding the Stinky Parts of Your Code: Code Smell 256 – Mutable Getters

Post date June 30, 2024
Post author By Maximiliano Contieri
Post categories In clean code, code quality, code-refactoring, immutable-data-structures, immutable-objects-java, java-collections, mutable-getters, refactor-legacy-code

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