Refactoring To Patterns

<p>This book was written to help you Understand how to combine refactoring and patternsImprove the design of existing code with pattern-directed refactorings Id... » 

This book was written to help you Understand how to combine refactoring and patternsImprove the design of existing code with pattern-directed refactorings Identify areas of code in need of pattern-directed refactoringLearn why using patterns to improve existing code is better than using patterns early in a new design

To achieve these goals, this book features A catalog of 27 refactoringsExamples based on real-world code, not the toy stuffPattern descriptions, including real-world pattern examplesA collection of smells (i.e. problems) that indicate the need for pattern-directed refactoringsExamples of different ways to implement the same pattern Advice for when to refactor to, towards or away from patternsA suggested study sequence for the refactorings