- The process of restructuring and optimizing existing computer code—changing the factoring—without changing its external behavior. Refactoring is intended to improve non-functional attributes of the software. Advantages include improved code readability and reduced complexity; these can improve source code maintainability and create a more expressive internal architecture or object model to improve extensibility. ← Wikipedia
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