Understanding the Primary Goal of Refactoring
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What is the primary goal of refactoring?

  • To fix all bugs in the code
  • To add new features to the code
  • To optimize the code for performance
  • To improve the design of existing code without changing its external behavior (correct)
  • Which of the following is an example of the "feature envy" code smell?

  • A method that has a long parameter list
  • A method that performs a specific task
  • A method that relies heavily on methods and fields of another class (correct)
  • A method with constants and values without labels
  • List 2 reasons why developers are reluctant to refactor their code?

    If your code contained a Large class, how would you handle that code smell?

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    What is the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP)?

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    Code Challenge:

    Write a Java class named "Rectangle" with instance variables for length and width. Implement methods to calculate the area and perimeter of the rectangle. Provide a parameterized constructor to initialize the dimensions.

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    Create an interface named "Shape" with an abstract method "calculateArea()". Implement the interface in two classes: "Circle" and "Square". Each class should provide its own implementation of calculateArea().

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