Five Lines of Code

Explore the principles of effective code refactoring in this insightful GOTO Book Club interview with Christian Clausen, author of "Five Lines of Code," and Kevlin Henney, renowned consultant and programmer. Delve into Clausen's innovative approach to reducing method length, learn when and how to refactor, and discover specific patterns applicable to common programming challenges. Gain valuable insights on identifying bad code, improving code safely, balancing optimization with generality, and writing stable, self-explanatory code that facilitates change-by-addition. Enhance your programming skills by understanding the characteristics of code that should be eliminated and adopting real-world practices for exceptional refactoring.

Five Lines of Code • Christian Clausen & Kevlin Henney