intermediate

Refactoring Techniques in Scala

Computer Programming

4 courses

87 practices

11 hours

This course path teaches developers to enhance challenging codebases with safe, incremental changes. It covers dependency breaking, refactoring, and characterization testing to modernize existing systems while maintaining functionality.

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Software Development Practices

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Computer Systems and Architecture

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Mockito

Scala

ScalaTest

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Course 2

Breaking Dependencies to Improve Code

4 lessons

20 practices

Breaking dependencies is crucial in existing systems to make them more testable, maintainable, and extensible. By reducing coupling and isolating functionality, developers can introduce changes incrementally while minimizing risks. In this course we focus on removing coupling with traits and dependency injection techniques for testability.

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Course 3

Using Seams to Enable Testability and Expand Capabilities

4 lessons

18 practices

Seams are strategic points in code where behavior can be modified without altering the existing implementation. They are crucial for introducing changes safely, enabling testing, and incrementally refactoring legacy systems. This course explores functional and object seams and their role in improving code maintainability in Scala.

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Course 4

Using Sprout and Wrap Techniques

6 lessons

27 practices

Sprout and wrap techniques help safely add or modify functionality in existing code by introducing new methods, classes, or wrappers. These approaches minimize risk, preserve legacy behavior, and improve testability. This course covers both techniques for refactoring and expanding Scala code.

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