Zen of Refactoring

Software refactoring is hard. We need teachers, good practices, rules. We need peace, focus and ideas. We need the Zen-like rules for keeping our minds in check.

The talk maps the Zen practices onto software refactoring using the Red-Green-Refactor and Mikado Method.

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Transcript

1. ZEN of Refactoring
2. scala, java… hoverboards* peel.github.io Piotr Limanowski @peel
4. Dukkha
5. Dukkha Bodhi
6. Dukkha Bodhi Dhyana
7. Dukkha Bodhi Dhyana Boddhisattva
8. Dukkha Suffering
9. // // // // Red Green Refactor
16. “We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realise” Thich Nhat Hanh
17. Bodhi Enlightment
18. Concentration Tranquility Mindfulness Change The Aim is…
19. Concentration Tranquility Mindfulness Change The Aim is…
20. Concentration Tranquility Mindfulness Change The Aim is…
22. Adding a feature
23. Adding a feature Fixing a bug
24. Adding a feature Fixing a bug Improving the design
25. Adding a feature Fixing a bug Improving the design Optimizing resource usage
26. Goal
27. Goal Experiment
28. Goal Experiment Visualize
29. Goal Experiment Visualize Undo
30. Goal Experiment Visualize Undo
31. Goal
32. Do one thing at a time
33. Experiment
34. Think about what is necessary
35. Do it completely
36. Do less
37. Visualize
38. Make cleaning become meditation
39. Undo
40. Put space between things
41. Live simply
42. Develop rituals
43. Dhyana Consiousness
44. “Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.” Wu Li
45. Monolith
46. Boddhisatva Enlightened being
47. Goal Experiment Visualize Undo Iterate Practice Mindfulness
48. “Smile, breathe and go slowly” Thich Nhat Hanh