What? How can code smell?
Well, It doesn’t have the nose but definitely, it stinks!
Have you ever going through a code and feel that oh man, this should not be like this, We can do it in a better way!
Well, it’s better now then never!
Code smell
Smell is by definition something that’s quick to spot – or sniffable.
When you see a code and your nose twitches and you think something wrong in that code like when you see a method that has more than 20 lines of code, that’s code smell!
According to Martin Fowler,
A code smell is a surface indication that usually corresponds to a deeper problem in the system.
Word was first used by Kent when he and Martin working on a Refactoring book.
Code smells are certain structures in the code that indicate a violation of fundamental design principles and negatively impact design quality.
Refactoring
It is a disciplined technique for restructuring an existing body of code, altering its internal structure without changing its external behavior.
-Martin Fowler
To remove code smells, You need to refactor a code. In upcoming blog post, I will introduce you to different code smells and refactoring techniques to remove them.
Stay tuned!
Andigeeky 