Hacker News with Generative AI: Code Refactoring

Reasons Not to Refactor (thoughtbot.com)
Refactoring is a wonderful practice for making code and change easier to manage. That said, here are some reasons why we should not proceed with a refactor.
Software Development, Code Refactoring, Best Practices
80 points by chmaynard 17 days ago | 59 comments
That's not an abstraction, that's a layer of indirection (fhur.me)
If you've ever worked on refactoring or improving performance in a software system, you've probably run into a particular frustration: abstraction-heavy codebases.
Software Development, Code Refactoring, Software Performance
598 points by fagnerbrack 58 days ago | 226 comments
That's not an abstraction, that's just a layer of indirection (fhur.me)
If you've ever worked on refactoring or improving performance in a software system, you've probably run into a particular frustration: abstraction-heavy codebases.
Software Development, Code Refactoring, Performance Optimization
10 points by fernandohur 129 days ago | 2 comments
Modular Monoliths Are a Good Idea (materializedview.io)
It’s a story as old as time. A tech startup is born. Early engineers work night and day to build a product that customers want. They iterate furiously—adding new features and repurposing old code. No time to refactor; they need revenue. And then, if they’re lucky, miraculously, the startup gets customers. Product market fit is achieved, and it’s time to put the pedal to the metal. More customers, more features, more scale, and more engineers.
Software Architecture, Startups, Engineering, Code Refactoring
101 points by riccomini 160 days ago | 69 comments
Don't be that teammate who blindly refactors code and only makes things worse (twitter.com)
Software Development, Code Refactoring, Team Collaboration
5 points by lopkeny12ko 187 days ago | 6 comments