In this special episode of Book Overflow, Martin Fowler joins Carter and Nathan to discuss his book Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code. Join them as Martin shares why he wrote Refactoring, how the art of refactoring has changed, and how he views the book's legacy!
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-- Books Mentioned in this Episode --
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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler and Kent Beck
https://amzn.to/4enmuox (paid link)
The Art of Agile Development, 2nd Edition by James Shore and Shane Warden
https://amzn.to/47TiM3D (paid link)
Make No Law: The Sullivan Case and the First Amendment by Anthony Lewis
https://amzn.to/3zJ3K3O (paid link)
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00:00 Intro
01:58 Motivation for writing the book
09:45 Refactoring, Extreme Programming, and testing
19:17 Estimating, Unknowns, and Complexity
23:40 Trust and High Performing Teams
30:32 refactoring in the wild: imitate, assimilate, innovate, best practices and sensible defaults
43:39 Legacy of the book and rational for second edition
47:35 What are the role of books now? Evergreen content, Long-form content in a world of short-form content.
01:03:21 Book Recommendations
01:09:12 Closing Thoughts
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