--- title: Google Testing Blog: Prefactoring: Clear the Way for... description: Prefactoring (preparatory refactoring) is the practice of restructuring existing code before implementing a new feature, rather than forcing the feature into... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-testing-blog-prefactoring-clear-the-way-for-your-new-feature-pzsrhxlc6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google Testing Blog: Prefactoring: Clear the Way for Your New Feature | daily.dev og:description: Prefactoring (preparatory refactoring) is the practice of restructuring existing code before implementing a new feature, rather than forcing the feature into... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-testing-blog-prefactoring-clear-the-way-for-your-new-feature-pzsrhxlc6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PzsrhxLC6.png og:image:alt: Google Testing Blog: Prefactoring: Clear the Way for Your New Feature og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google Testing Blog: Prefactoring: Clear the Way for Your New Feature **[Google Testing](https://daily.dev/sources/googletesting)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Prefactoring (preparatory refactoring) is the practice of restructuring existing code before implementing a new feature, rather than forcing the feature into an incompatible codebase. Inspired by Kent Beck's principle 'first make the change easy, then make the easy change,' it involves separating cleanup commits from feature commits. Benefits include easier feature implementation, faster code reviews, fewer bugs from mixing refactoring with logic changes, and safer rollbacks. Prefactoring can also be applied mid-review when a reviewer suggests related cleanups. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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