One of the skills a samurai developer must develop is knowing how to apply refactoring in their day-to-day work. When starting the software development journey, one tends to follow the axiom “If it works, don’t touch it, or it might break.” This fear naturally arises from inexperience and the context in which one works. However, I believe that as professionals, we must pursue the ideal of continuous improvement, and to achieve that, we must overcome that fear. It’s good to have a protocol on how and when to act to produce better code.
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