It can be refactoring, retooling, upgrading to a newer version of a framework, adding tests, etc. There are times it goes well, and there are times it goes poorly.<p>Could you tell me about your best and/or worst refactoring & retooling experiences?<p>Details I'd really love to know:<p><pre><code> - Why did you choose to refactor? (testability, personal desire, preparation for upcoming features?)
- Who did you talk to about the refactor? (other engineers, product, team leads?)
- When did you talk to them about it?
- How long did you expect it to take?
- How long did it take?
- What went well?
- What went poorly?
- What did you learn?
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<i>Context: I'm researching to write a blog post about good processes for refactoring on a software team. I'd also love to hear from PMs & non-engineers about their experiences with their teams doing a refactor.</i>