Someone is circulating a talk—a concise one, which I appreciate—entitled “Refactoring is a code-smell” (sic). Before I continue, let me make a few things clear: I do not wish to shame nor criticize the speaker. Their talk triggered this article, but… I have not seen the talk; I’ve only been given one viewer’s impression it and… I am not trying to rebut/refute this talk, but rather I want to say a few things about the claim as I understand it. Please take a moment before you co...
