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=== 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know ===
Yet another book on [[Clean Code]].
==== #06: Before You Refactor ====
* The best approach for restructuring starts by taking stock of the existing codebase and the tests written against that code. 
* Avoid the temptation to rewrite everything.
* Many incremental changes are better than one massive change.
* After each development iteration, it is important to ensure that the existing tests pass.
* Personal preferences and ego shouldn't get in the way.
* New technology is an insufficient reason to refactor. 
* Remember that humans make mistakes.
==== #08: The Boy Scout Rule – by Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob) ====
criticism: doesn't that violate "never change a running software"?!!
==== #88: The Unix Tools Are Your Friends ====
* mentions BusyBox and Cygwin