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Applied Design and Code Review: Reading Guide

Primary source and scope​

Use Refactoring for reviewable changes, behavior evidence, and incremental design. Find these topic headings in your edition; section numbering can differ. Start with the module concepts and worked examples.

Read actively​

Read one transformation and inspect the before/after behavior it promises. In a review, attach each concern to a failure scenario or maintenance cost instead of a personal style preference.

When to stop and when to go deeper​

For the compact path, stop once you can solve the transfer task, explain its assumptions, and pass the guided lab. For the full-book path, this assignment is a checkpoint within your scheduled whole-book reading, not permission to skip the remaining book. Additional sources belong in a question log until they address a specific failure.

Required review-and-repair evidence​

Complete the evidence-based review extension and all AR1–AR6 gates. Reuse its packet in the project; HCI/accessibility work remains separate and required.