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Coding & Software AI

Refactoring

Changing code structure to improve quality without intentionally changing its behavior.

Example

A large function is split into smaller pieces without changing its behavior.

Why people use it

Teams use “Refactoring” when they need to use AI without losing sound software-engineering discipline.

What you'll hear

“Can Refactoring help us build or review this without creating more cleanup later?”

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