Refactoring to Modernize Java Applications

Track: Core Java

Abstract

IDEs have provided ways to refactor code for a long time now. In spite of their effectiveness, that journey is arduous and time consuming. Reluctance to refactor increases the cost of development. However, refactoring for the sake of doing so can lead to greater productivity loss as well.

In this presentation we will use data driven approach. We will take examples of code, measure code quality, and then use automated code transformation tools to refactor the code, and then, once again, measure the quality of code and see how much we have improved. This can help us to not only refactor faster but also see the benefits realized and motivate us to move faster with greater efficiency.

Venkat Subramaniam

Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., and an instructional professor at the University of Houston. He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects. Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at agiledeveloper.com. You can reach him by email at venkats@agiledeveloper.com or on twitter at @venkat_s.