#changes to code

Originally coined by Kent Beck, according to Martin Fowler “a code smell is a surface indication that usually corresponds to a deeper problem in the system”. The idea of code smells is they are patterns or anti-patterns that are easy to identify and show the code needs to be reviewed in that area when refactoring your code.

Research by Tufano et al. found that there is empirical evidence…

Originally coined by Kent Beck, according to Martin Fowler “a code smell is a surface indication that usually corresponds to a deeper problem in the system”. They are patterns in code that are quick and easy to spot. Even junior developers and those learning to code can smell bad code.

“You don’t have to be a five star chef to smell that the meat has spoiled.”

From a pragmatic standpoint…