In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes discuss refactoring, what it is, why you should do it, when to do it, as well as best practices and much more. Netlify — Sponsor Netlify is the best way to deploy and host a front-end website. All the features developers need right out of the box: Global CDN, Continuous Deployment, one click HTTPS and more. Hit up netlify.com/syntax for more info. Show Notes 5:00 - What is refactoring and why would you do it? • Re-writing code while maintaining functionality • The first code you write is most likely not your best code 7:32 - Benefits To Refactoring • Keep part of your codebase in your head • Keep codebase timely and up to date (E.g. promises, async, await, etc.) • Writing code from the vantage point of having already built your product • Performance improvement 12:54 - When to refactor • When it’s stopping your from progressing • When brining someone new on to your team • When you can see a more elegant solution • When you’re having performance issues • When you’re sharing or presenting code • When you have a large codebase that needs to be broken up into smaller components 19:03 - Tips on how to refactor • Testing will make refactoring easier • Identify bad code and problem areas • Use git as an escape hatch • Break things into smaller chunks • Publish often use code to npm as modules Links Facebook’s Codemod Syntax043 - 20 JavaScript Array and Object Methods to make you a better developer Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter • Make sure to include @SyntaxFM • in your tweets

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Lydbog: 23. juli 2018