Dr. Jones
addresses the first and third roles listed here. |
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The metaphor is
that of a fellow programmer who knows the program you’re refactoring
(although not what it does), can draw accurate diagrams of it, and give the
programmer guidance while refactoring. |
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It innovates by
decoupling the steps of planning and implementing the refactorings -- current tools transform the source
immediately when the user makes a refactoring decision. |
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