tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332658215967116572.post6245580079148933215..comments2023-07-11T15:50:52.564-07:00Comments on CodeJargon: Refactoring legacy systemsZsolt Herpaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746339051886806979noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332658215967116572.post-87770709494274943062012-06-06T13:19:02.785-07:002012-06-06T13:19:02.785-07:00"If the bubble is left alone, not nurtured ac..."If the bubble is left alone, not nurtured actively, the additional complexity it introduces becomes a burden to the system."<br /><br />Amen! <br /><br />My word, the codebases that I maintain, have had to survive "whirlwind programmers" who love to do these kinds of refactorings. They come in and have grand ideas as to what will make the codebase better, do half the work, then wander off to the next shiny thing. Meanwhile, I spend twice as much time dealing with their added complexity than I would have had they never touched the code to begin with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com