Do you want to improve your coding and refactoring skills but you don't know where to start?

This webinar is for you if

• You feel that you could write better code, but you could use some fresh ideas and an energy infusion.
• You can tell what good code looks like but you aren't sure how to do it yourself.

• You just want to learn a bit more about how to craft good code.

What to expect?

Victor will share his screen while refactoring code for, explaining the steps along the way. The session will be run in English and it's open for free to any interested developers. The code is in Java, but for this exercise, Victor will not use any features specific to the Java language, so developers in any programming language are welcome.

Among the topics we'll discuss:

- OOP, "Tell don't ask"

- "Feature Envy" code smell

- Pragmatic coding in Java

- Identifying and designing by the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP)

- Safe Refactoring techniques

- Effective usage of IntelliJ editor, with lots of tips and tricks

- Mutable vs Immutable data structures

- and lots of fun.

Exercise

This is the code we will refactor: https://github.com/victorrentea/kata-trivia-java/blob/master/src/main/java/trivia/Game.java

I strongly advise you to clone https://github.com/victorrentea/kata-trivia-java.git and try to clean the code BEFORE you attend the session, to have a better idea of the challenges of this exercise.

This commit: https://github.com/victorrentea/kata-trivia-java/commit/9de61687552523ae912e4780da616a7fbd6abcc4

Time

Yes, it's during working hours! If you can make time for it in your schedule by reorganizing your program a bit, join us!

About Victor

​Victor Rentea is a Java Champion and Associate Professor at Politehnica University of Bucharest, writing code for over two decades in many languages.

Since 2012 he is coaching and teaching others on day-to-day coding topics, having developed by now an extensive curricula that cover most of the software best practices and typical Java-stack development. ​Today, over 40 companies bring him in for consultancy or training sessions. Thousands of developers and students have attended his classes by now and left him many recommendations on LinkedIn, Facebook, and on victorrentea.ro.

Victor is best known for the enthusiasm and depth of his talks, which you can also enjoy during his courses and webinars. To share his passion for Clean Code and Unit Testing, he founded the Bucharest Software Craftsmanship Community, one of the largest developer communities today in Romania.

If you like it and you want to get access to live or recorded masterclasses, check out http://victorrentea.teachable.com/