Elijah Manor
<p>Have you ever written JavaScript that reeked, but you couldn't quite figure out why? Or have you written code and immediately knew that it wasn't good, but didn't know a better way?</p><p>Your JavaScript may pass JSHint, but that doesn't mean it's legit.</p><p>"A code smell is a surface indication that usually corresponds to a deeper problem in the system" --Martin Fowler</p><p>Most developers can smell brittle and fragile code a mile away, but it takes time and training to combat against these smells. Code smells scream to be refactored.</p><p>In this session we will discuss various common smelly code snippets and discuss techniques on how we can eliminate and protect against their pungent odors creeping into your codebase.</p>