Design and Refectoring Flashcards
1
Q
What is classic design inspired by?
A
Classic engineering: Do an exhaustive design specification
Big design up front
2
Q
What is the goal per iteration for an agile system?
A
Incrementally build up a design of the system
Per iteration, analyse what is needed and then design it. Add to previous design
3
Q
What agile methodologies actively talk about incremental design?
A
XP
4
Q
What is refactoring?
A
The process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the behaviour of the code, yet improves its internal structure
5
Q
What is a ‘Code smell’
A
Things that make a developer want to change some code:
Poor readability
Large functions
High number of nested if statements
Classes that are too highly coupled
- (Rely on each other too much)
And many more
