The Only 7 Things You Need to Remove in Your C# Code

The Only 7 Things You Need to Remove in Your C# Code
Refactor your legacy C# codebase for long-term success by cutting out these 7 silent killers.

I was recently knee-deep in a legacy .NET Framework 4.5 codebase — dusty architecture, business logic tangled with UI, and every other line screaming, “I was written in a hurry!” After 15+ years of C# experience, I’ve distilled my hard-earned lessons into this straightforward guide: the only seven things you truly need to remove to make your code maintainable, clear, and future-proof.

Inside this ebook, you’ll learn how to identify and eliminate:

• Magic strings and numbers that silently sabotage your code
• Excessive comments that hide unclear logic
• Dead code that just takes up space and causes confusion
• Empty catch blocks that mask critical errors
• Over-engineered abstractions that complicate instead of simplify
• Long methods that try to do everything at once
• Tightly coupled code that kills flexibility and testing

If you want to write software that lasts longer than your morning coffee, this guide is your roadmap to a cleaner, safer, and more maintainable C# codebase.