BraindeadRefactoring

The great thing about RefactorMercilessly is you don't even need to learn what the code does, first.

I like it! And when you're done refactoring, you can have wonderful, informative names and comments like:

  // This code has been Braindead Refactored
  if(IReallyDontKnowWhatThisChecks()) {
    AndIHaventAClueWhatThisDoes();
  }

Both are wrong. Proper (non-braindead) refactoring is one of the best ways to learn a code base. But you need to be prepared to think and learn while refactoring.