Code Before and After Refactoring

Text on the meme

MY CODE BEFORE REFACTORING MY CODE AFTER REFACTORING

What it means

A four-panel illustration shows a caterpillar-like larva entering a chrysalis and emerging again. The joke compares refactoring code to a transformation that changes its structure but leaves it just as strange and complicated afterward. It is used as a humorous reaction to disappointing or pointless code cleanup.

Objects

caterpillar / гусеница chrysalis / куколка emerging moth / выходящая бабочка tree branch / ветка дерева wood grain / древесная текстура green background / зелёный фон brown branch / коричневая ветка four-panel comic / комикс из четырёх панелей