Thoughts on Guido's ITC audio interview

Wed Jun 29 06:03:33 EDT 2005

In message <rZlwe.1845$Ai.344130 at news20.bellglobal.com>, Markus Wankus 
<markus_GETRIDOFALLCAPSwankus at hotmail.com> writes
>Have you ever tried anything that provides real, usable refactoring 
>like Eclipse does with Java?  I guarantee if you used it more than a 
>few times your view would most likely change.

I was forced to use Eclipse recently. Dreadful. I really disliked it. I 
never got as far as wanting to refactor things. I couldn't wait to stop 
using it.

>The fact is, code evolves.  You simply cannot write high-quality 
>software in one pass.

Total agreement. My point is that productivity gains from refactoring 
tools are the least of your worries. Hiring good staff that know how to 
write, test and debug software is very much more important than the 
amount of time a refactoring tool will save.

Stephen
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