Code Cleanup: Not Just About Refactoring

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Introduction

Blogspot unfortunately disappoints me when it comes to publishing source code, which is especially important for topics concerning coding style. Perhaps some of you have experience or ideas on this matter. I use the tool http://formatmysourcecode.blogspot.com/2006/02/paste-your-text-here.html, but still, Blogspot occasionally distorts the post.

Full Article

Below is the entire article dedicated to code cleanup—properly formatted.

Here you can download the full PDF version of the article

(Text translated and moved from original old blog automatically by AI. May contain inaccuracies.)

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