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Refactoring with C++

You're reading from   Refactoring with C++ Explore modern ways of developing maintainable and efficient applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837633777
Length 368 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mr. Dmitry Danilov Mr. Dmitry Danilov
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Coding Standards in C++ 2. Chapter 2: Main Software Development Principles FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Causes of Bad Code 4. Chapter 4: Identifying Ideal Candidates for Rewriting – Patterns and Anti-Patterns 5. Chapter 5: The Significance of Naming 6. Chapter 6: Utilizing a Rich Static Type System in C++ 7. Chapter 7: Classes, Objects, and OOP in C++ 8. Chapter 8: Designing and Developing APIs in C++ 9. Chapter 9: Code Formatting and Naming Conventions 10. Chapter 10: Introduction to Static Analysis in C++ 11. Chapter 11: Dynamic Analysis 12. Chapter 12: Testing 13. Chapter 13: Modern Approach to Managing Third Parties 14. Chapter 14: Version Control 15. Chapter 15: Code Review 16. Index 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

In this chapter, you learned about the concept of good and bad code. Good code is well written, efficient, and easy to understand and maintain. It follows coding standards and best practices and is less prone to errors. On the other hand, bad code is poorly written, inefficient, and difficult to understand and maintain.

The chapter also introduced the concept of technical debt, which refers to the accumulation of poor-quality code that needs to be refactored or rewritten. Technical debt can be costly and time-consuming to fix and can hinder the development of new features or functionality.

The importance of code standards was also emphasized in the chapter. Code standards are guidelines or rules that dictate how code should be written, formatted, and structured. Adhering to code standards helps to ensure that code is consistent, easy to understand, and maintainable. It also makes it easier for multiple developers to work on the same code base and helps to prevent errors...

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