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Refactoring with CodeRush Xpress

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One of the first things I do with a new install of Visual Studio(VS) is I head over to DevExpress and download/install CodeRush Xpress . CodeRush Xpress is a free refactoring tool from DevExpress for VS 2010 or older(They stopped offering the free version for VS 2012 or newer so now it looks like the first thing I'll be doing with a new install of Visual Studio is beg my boss for a CodeRush license). If you are not familiar with refactoring and you are interested in being a better coder you should read Martin Fowler's book: Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series). In it the authors Martin Fowler , Kent Beck , John Brant , William Opdyke and Don Roberts give very practical advice on improving the design of code. Along with improving the design of code, refactoring can improve the readability of code.  My favorite refactoring pattern for this is Extract Method(EM) . When you come across a really long method or find th