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Make the change easy, then make the easy change

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+  Make the change easy, then make the easy change
+pubDate: 2023-06-16
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+  archive/2023/06/16/make-the-easy-change
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+Have you worked on some code, whether it's to add or extend functionality or fix a bug and thought, "This would be much easier if..."?
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+A quote by Kent Beck:
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+> For each desired change, make the change easy (warning: this may be hard), then make the easy change
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+If you can refactor the code and make it easier to implement your required change, do so.
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+Any automated tests should be passing before and after, and I'd commit the refactored code to ensure any CI pipelines and checks are still passing.
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+Then, go ahead and make the required change - add the feature or fix the bug - which should now be easy.