Refactoring
AssessTechniques
Restructuring code to improve maintainability without changing external behavior.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 2 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 37%.
Evidence (2)
- 4InfoQ·9/8/2026product_launchHow a Software Engineer Built a $2M Indie Game Franchise
Joe Cassavaugh describes his path from software engineer to solopreneur, growing an indie game franchise to more than $2 million in revenue. He highlights how adopting Unity, improving content pipelines, and using refactoring patterns helped him scale production to 10 games in five years.
- 3Simon Willison·9/6/2026researchWhy Big Rewrites Often Fail
Simon Willison argues that rewriting a legacy system from scratch rarely solves technical debt cleanly because the old system must keep changing while the new one is still under development. He recommends strengthening the existing system with automated tests and targeted refactors, citing migrations as a more scalable way to manage debt.