January 16, 2009 Wouldn't it be nice if programming instructors gave students bad code to practice refactoring? I've never had that. Wouldn't it be nice if programming instructors gave students bad code to practice refactoring? I've never had that. ← Finishing up one project today, and moving on to the next one. I love starting something new. @lukewelling Fair enough. It just seems like refactoring is a very useful skill that is ignored in the education of programmers. →