>>I've heard a lot about "refactoring" your code... Can someone explain exactly what this is, and give me a before and after example of some code that has been "refactored". Is there a tool that does this in VFP? I think .NET has some of this built in Visual Studio 2008, and you can buy 3rd party tools.
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>>Am I missing something big here, or is it just a bunch of mighter-than-thou hot air to make me feel stupid?
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>You'll find considerable information on the subjct in back issues of the UT Magazine.
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>Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to get at them. There was a series regarding "Agile...".
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>My *personal* opinion is that "refactoring" should really only be applicable in a small minority of cases.

Simple, Jim. Search by Martin Salias as a member and then go to his contributions. Then you'll see all his articles. I loved reading them couple of years ago.