Refactoring without the rewrite: how to decompose complex code
How to tell refactoring, decomposition, and a rewrite apart, pin the behavior of legacy code, and change structure in steps you can roll back.
Stuzhuk Lab — Chemistry of Code
Chemistry of Code
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Refactoring: change structure, not behavior
Fowler digest: two hats, smells, small steps, and tests — with enterprise cases, AI context, and actions for today. Not a substitute for the book.
The Pragmatic Programmer: habits that outlast the stack
Not a cliff-notes recap — a working digest of Hunt and Thomas on orthogonality, DRY, broken windows, and tracer bullets, with enterprise cases, AI context, and actions for this week.