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
   

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2. scala, java… hoverboards*
   peel.github.io
   Piotr Limanowski
   @peel
   

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4. Dukkha
   

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5. Dukkha
   Bodhi
   

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6. Dukkha
   Bodhi
   Dhyana
   

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7. Dukkha
   Bodhi
   Dhyana
   Boddhisattva
   

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8. Dukkha
   Suffering
   

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9. //
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   Red Green Refactor
   

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16. “We have more possibilities available
    in each moment than we realise”
    Thich Nhat Hanh
    

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17. Bodhi
    Enlightment
    

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18. Concentration
    Tranquility
    Mindfulness
    Change
    The Aim is…
    

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19. Concentration
    Tranquility
    Mindfulness
    Change
    The Aim is…
    

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20. Concentration
    Tranquility
    Mindfulness
    Change
    The Aim is…
    

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22. Adding a feature
    

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23. Adding a feature
    Fixing a bug
    

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24. Adding a feature
    Fixing a bug
    Improving the design
    

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25. Adding a feature
    Fixing a bug
    Improving the design
    Optimizing resource usage
    

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26. Goal
    

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27. Goal
    Experiment
    

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28. Goal
    Experiment
    Visualize
    

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29. Goal
    Experiment
    Visualize
    Undo
    

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30. Goal
    Experiment
    Visualize
    Undo
    

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31. Goal
    

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32. Do one thing at a time
    

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33. Experiment
    

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34. Think about what is necessary
    

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35. Do it completely
    

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36. Do less
    

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37. Visualize
    

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38. Make cleaning become meditation
    

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39. Undo
    

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40. Put space between things
    

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41. Live simply
    

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42. Develop rituals
    

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43. Dhyana
    Consiousness
    

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44. “Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.
    After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.”
    Wu Li
    

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45. Monolith
    

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46. Boddhisatva
    Enlightened being
    

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47. Goal Experiment Visualize Undo Iterate
    Practice
    Mindfulness
    

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48. “Smile, breathe and go slowly”
    Thich Nhat Hanh
    

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