In a LUG list a ruby guy made a statement > that 'No self respecting developer could function without having read > the refactoring book'. How relevant is this to python? > I'd say this is relevant if you're working in an OO language. Refactoring applies anywhere, but the patterns documented in the book apply pretty much only to OO languages.
How relevant is this to python? I do not see much > except years ago something called bicycle repair man - is that still > used? > I think the tools (like Bicycle Repair Man) are merely aids to techniques to keeping a clean house. They make make things easier, but they aren't essential. 'No self respecting developer could function without having read > the refactoring book'. > A rather strong statement, but I would tend to agree. We could probably figure out much of what Martin talks about by ourselves over time, but then again, maybe not. For me, Refactoring, Code Complete, The Mythical Man Month and The Pragmatic Programmer are an essential foundation for good software engineering practices. Santosh, I don't want to start an argument here. But here is my personal take on > this. > Sure, I don't either. Here's my personal take on this. 1) A self respecting developer will NOT need to refactor his code in > the first place. > If said self respecting developer writes perfect code the first time around on a project for which requirements never change or evolve, then yes, you wouldn't need to refactor. 2) Given the movement towards functional programming, you don't need > refactoring at all. > I haven't written functional code professionally, but I suppose it's possible that fp programmers write perfect code the first time around and all their projects have unchanging requirements. Best, Sidu. http://c42.in On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves <law...@au-kbc.org> wrote: > hi, > > I know that this has cropped up in a parallel thread, but anyway I would > like a new thread on this. In a LUG list a ruby guy made a statement > that 'No self respecting developer could function without having read > the refactoring book'. How relevant is this to python? I do not see much > except years ago something called bicycle repair man - is that still > used? or is this whole thing buzz? > -- > regards > Kenneth Gonsalves > > _______________________________________________ > BangPypers mailing list > BangPypers@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers > _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
