The lightweight Mikado method opens up a structured way to make significant changes even to complex legacy code.

Once a developer finishes writing code and it works, it can feel like the job is done. It is not. The job is over when the code is refactored and cleaned up. Developers inevitably work to a deadline ...

In which a coworker advocates for "one big refactoring" rather than smaller tests. I suppose it depends on the system and how critical it is. I work for a company that does avionics software and one ...