>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?

Refactoring is like tidying up. You refactor your code to clean out anything that you can do more simply or modularly. You add in checks for conditions that could make the code crash. You clarify variable names and comment not so obvious processes for future reference.

I am not aware of a tool that will do this for you!

Good luck!