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By Thierry.Lefort
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Published: Jul 19 2008 / 15:43

When Not to Refactor
Refactoring is part of a software developers work. General rule of thumb I always used is if you see code that smells (for instance duplication) you should refactor. But does this rule always apply? Are there any situations when you should not refactor? And if so, how do you recognize those situations?
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joecoder replied ago:

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Merciless refactoring is not wise (and often foolish) without tests.

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