Re: Diamond back refactoring (again, I know...)

From: Johnny Elvers (johnny_at_elvers.dk)
Date: 09/23/04 

Date: 23 Sep 2004 11:41:28 -0700

On 23-09-2004 Jim Cooper wrote:

>
>Extract Method is the most important one, IMO. I know there are a lot
>Corbin would like to do, so we'll have to see.
>

Agreed.

Especially when writing libraries renaming in a non local scope is more
damaging than useful. Extracting a method will by default occur on a
local scope and be of no harm in that context.
The first two class level refactorings I mentioned, "Extract SubClass"
and "Extract SuperClass", are potentially harmful as well. The extract
ancestor class should be safe though.

Even so I must say I find renaming quite useful, in a non library
context, since classes are merely specialized fragments of a greater
whole and thereby easily subject to change (if just by name).

Regards,
Johnny 

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