Prefactoring: Clear the Way for Your New Feature

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This article introduces the concept of prefactoring - cleaning up code before adding a new feature to make integration cleaner and reduce technical debt.

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# Prefactoring: Clear the Way for Your New Feature Source: [https://testing.googleblog.com/2026/07/prefactoring-clear-way-for-your-new.html](https://testing.googleblog.com/2026/07/prefactoring-clear-way-for-your-new.html) Tuesday, July 21, 2026 ![Share on Twitter](https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png)![Share on Facebook](https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png) Labels:[Rahul Singal](https://testing.googleblog.com/search/label/Rahul%20Singal),[TotT](https://testing.googleblog.com/search/label/TotT) [**](https://testing.googleblog.com/)**[**](https://testing.googleblog.com/2026/06/choosing-values-for-robust-tests.html)

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