As long as you are consistent in using the star there are no problems, but maybe a more expressive image can help. The cloud was too specific as it points only to Internet dependencies.

What is the significance of test double? Is it for making sure that the code doesnt break?

I preferred the “cloud” as it more underline a potentially complex dependency system.

Somehow this version is much clearer to me than the original version. I think the arrows pointing to the dependencies must help me – and also the terse description text below each figure.

I couldn’t seem to connect with the original version but I got excited when I saw this one, because I could see myself pointing to these and teaching the concept to a co-worker.

It’s also helpful that the step-by-step changes are all on the same screen – I found my eyes jumping up and down the chain of diagrams many times as I absorbed the small difference between each consecutive pair. (It would lose something important, for instance, if each diagram were on a separate page or slide).

I also dislike the star. If it’s too positive, what do we find if we swing to the other side? What about a bomb, a skull & crossbones? Those may be too harsh—the dependency isn’t fatal, it’s just undesirable.

The “code smells” metaphor suggests a whole range of potential images…

I think the star is too positive. Even though I know what it represents, my emotional side is thinking that it’s bad to move the star further away – after all, he’s so friendly :)

Hum…. I know the star is a bit cheese, but it is, after all, the star of the refactoring!-)

I’ll keep looking. I saw one idea. I’ve privately been given several inappropriate recommendations as well.

How about a target symbol instead of a star, as in the target of the refactoring.

It’s funny… When I looked at the first version, even after I figured it out, I never connected it with anything I’ve done. The minute I saw this one, I immediately thought of a project I worked on a few months ago.

The star may not be perfect, but it’s worlds better than the cloud. Personally, I think it would be more fun with a T-Rex.

I also found the cloud more expressive, the idea that the cloud represents “something general that we don’t show in detail here” is a widely accepted metaphor. Anyhow star or cloud keep up the good work up!

T-Rex sounds nice. It’s something which we want to keep far away from us. :D

Some ideas I had (but which the spam filter ate) were a weight (10 tons, like in many cartoons) – it’s something heavy which slows us down. Or then a padlock – it’s something which prevents us from progressing.

a weight (10 tons, like in many cartoons) – it’s something heavy which slows us down>

- exactly, this is also how I feel about a painful dependency.

I’ll keep looking. I saw one idea. I’ve privately been given several inappropriate recommendations as well. Thanks.

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