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- 2Focus on documenting the why's of the optimized functions!user1249– user12492011-11-08 06:52:29 +00:00Commented Nov 8, 2011 at 6:52
- I hope the code is under source control. If so, you will benefit from the comments entered for each change (if any).Bernard– Bernard2011-11-09 20:56:12 +00:00Commented Nov 9, 2011 at 20:56
- Good call on using Michael Feathers' Working Effectively with Legacy Code. Definitely need to start getting those test cases written around the modules that you think are most likely to need modification. If you start now it will be easier to get expectations correct.Bill Leeper– Bill Leeper2011-11-09 22:37:13 +00:00Commented Nov 9, 2011 at 22:37
- There is a phase before refactoring, which I have a doubt for which Internet seems to be poor on answers: What do top programmers do to understand someone else's complicated and illegible code?sergiol– sergiol2017-04-26 00:44:04 +00:00Commented Apr 26, 2017 at 0:44
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