Refactoring a production application feels an awful lot like trying to swap out the hydraulics on a jumbo jet in the air.  On the other hand, sub-standard hydraulics don’t sound so great either.  That’s what refactoring is about: improving code to provide long-term stability and maintainability.  Done right, it can reduce overall costs and dramatically increase user satisfaction, even accelerate new feature development.  In this session, learn the basics of refactoring: what and why to refactor, when and how to work it into your team’s overall process, and key technical strategies like unit testing, automated build, and architectural verification that make technology renewal on-the-fly safer and simpler than ever.