LearningTarget ^

what will students learn from the lesson/topic

• understands and applies principles of refactoring
  • simplicity of code
  • patterns as goals of refactoring
  • safety net by automated tests
  • process of manual refactoring
• can smell bad code and know how to improve it through refactoring
• know the different typical smells on code, design and architectural level

IdeasForExercises ^

how to exercise the topic

• two examples of [Fowler, Refactoring, chapter 3] and its refactorings
• Refactoring Workbook ( William Opdyke ?)

LiteratureList for teachers ^

books we expects teachers to know or use for preparation

• Martin Fowler et al, Refactoring, Addison Wesley, 1999, ISBN 0-201-48567-2
• Joshua Kerievsky, Refactoring to Patterns
• Feathers, Michael C. Working Effectively with Legacy Code, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-117705-2

ReadingList for students ^

books / web resources students should read for self study

• Fowler's refactoring home page (http://www.refactoring.com/)
• Joshua Kerievsky's page: http://www.industriallogic.com/xp/refactoring/

PreRequisites ^

• definition of expected prerequisites per topic/lesson
• potential guides for students to prepare

• a definition of refactoring