Talk:Code smell
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For a September 2004 deletion debate over this page see Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Code smell
There might be three Perl people that use this term, but it's very rare, an article is on the very edge of validity. This would make more sense as a single sentence in design pattern (computer science) or some such. Stan 03:45 26 May 2003 (UTC)
- I like the phrase but it seems to be an original invention: WP:NOT: If you invent the word frindle or a new type of dance move, it is not article material until a secondary source reports on it. Wikipedia is not for things made up in school one day. --Fasten 20:22, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
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- This term has been around since at least 1999, is commonly used by developers following Extreme Programming, or similar, methodologies -- particularly in discussions involving refactoring. I have two books on my desk that each have a chapter devoted to the topic. There are numerous other books (that aren't on my desk) that would also cover the term.:
- Fowler, Martin (1999). Refactoring. Improving the Design of Existing Code. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0201485672.
- Kerievsky, Joshua (2005). Refactoring to Patterns. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0321213351.
- kenj0418 17:01, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
- This term has been around since at least 1999, is commonly used by developers following Extreme Programming, or similar, methodologies -- particularly in discussions involving refactoring. I have two books on my desk that each have a chapter devoted to the topic. There are numerous other books (that aren't on my desk) that would also cover the term.:
- I suppose in that case you can add them to the article. --Fasten 17:32, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
- I just tried to verify your claim but apparently I didn't buy Fowler. I remember somebody recommended it and I browsed through it but it probably had the wrong smell. --Fasten 17:49, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
