Refactoring for software design smells: managing technical debt

摘要

While much has been published focused on code smells and implementation-oriented design patterns, there is a dearth of resources for software architects, designers, and developers working on software design at a macro level. This book begins to fill that gap. The first two chapters are introductory and just long enough to set the stage for the discussion that follows. The first chapter, "Technical Debt," defines "design smells" as "certain structures in the design that indicate violation of fundamental design principles and negatively impact design quality." Smells are essentially anti-patterns, with an emphasis on progressively quicker identification through familiarization. Having a catalog of design smells such as this book provides is essential to accomplishing the goal of rapidly identifying and mitigating software design issues.