Refactoring: 8 Software Design KPIs for absolute beginners! (Udemy.com)
Refactor Code for Secure, Clean, and Scalable Code and Effective Teams without Software Development experience!
Created by: Soerin Bipat
Last updated April 2026
What you will learn
- Manage technical debt of your web application
- Assess software architecture with 8 software metrics
- Architectural assessment (module coupling, component balance and component independence)
- How to reduce errors in production (higher software software quality leads to less errors)
- Improve time-to-market compared to your competitors
- How to reduce developer turnover by improving software quality
- Understand software design for beginners
How it compares
Against the other 1,182 rated Udemy courses in IT & Software on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 45% of them
- Reviews128#939 of 1,183 by number of reviews
- Length1.4 hoursshorter than 91% of them
- Last updatedApril 2026more recently than 72% of them
Course Description
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+ Get instant access to additional online security and privacy resources to scan your web application
+ Easy to understand how-to videos!
+ Access to instructor if you ever get stuck!
Are your systems build for change?
Do you measure technical debt?
Are you suffering from low productivity?
If you cannot answer these questions, this course is made for you. Within 1.5 hours you will understand the most important software quality, design and practices.
Course Outline - Develop Software That is Built For Change. Prevent writing Legacy Software, Technical Debt with these important software practices
This course covers 8 software design concepts and related software development practices:
1. lines of code,
2. duplication,
3. unit size,
4. unit complexity,
5. unit interfacing,
6. module coupling,
7. component balance,
8. component independence.
Understand Essential Concepts, Explain Them and Earn More
"If you want to make a promotion, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through the spoken and written word" (P. Drucker). This cours will jumpstart your career by teaching you software quality through an analogy, which aids understanding no matter your background.
Anjo: "This is an excellent, cost-effective and very beginners-friendly course and I'm so glad to enrol in the class. Even though I have limited technical knowledge, I've learned so much with respect to software engineering basics. Now I feel that I am better able to challenge software engineers!"
So, after following this course you'll be like a general practitioner (GP). That person needs to know quite a bit about the human body. To assess the health of a human 'system' the GP uses key performance indicators (KPI's), such as: heartbeat and temperature. These KPI's enable the GP to quickly determine whether and what kind of follow up action is necessary. After following this course you'll understand the software design KPI's that can assess the health of a software system. You will be able to contribute to Code Reviews for Secure, Clean, and Scalable Code and more Effective Teams!
Teguh: "The the KPIs well explained"
Don't take my word for it
- What improves developer productivity at google? --> Code Quality (Cheng, et al., 2022). It reduces chance of writing legacy and increases elegant software design with best in class software development practices.
- A scientific study that surveyed 1,831 participants, primarily software engineers and architects, found that "Developers perceive management as unaware of technical debt issues, and they desire standard practices and tools to manage technical debt that do not currently exist." This finding will not be applicable to you; In 1.5 hours you'll understand how to combat technical debt. Source of the study: Ernst, et al. (2015).
Guan: "Very clear, and logical ideas, backup with solid examples. Definitely looking forward to the author's next training. Small price to pay, but BIG promotion coming up for me next year."
BONUS: Tons of additional reading material for Developers AND Managers. I've selected the BEST books for you.
Why learn software design quality from me?
This course is created by Soerin Bipat. He is the founder of Security Repo and has more than a decade experience in IT consulting and teaching and now designed a course that you'll love. This top-rated instructor has taught thousands of students around the world, and can't wait to serve you.
Besides experience as an IT consultant I hold the following certifications:
1. International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)
2. Certified Secure Software Lifecycle professional (CSSLP)
3. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
4. Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
5. Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP / Europe)
6. Certified SCRUM Master
7. Togaf Foundation
8. ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9. ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10. Leading Scaled Agile Framework
11. Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
12. PRINCE 2 foundation
My Happiness Guarantee
If you aren't happy with your purchase, I have a 30-day 100% investment back guarantee. There's literally no reason to hesitate
Go ahead and click the enrol button, and I'll see you in lesson 1.
Cheers,
Soerin
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
128 Reviews
Soerin Bipat
Soerin holds a PhD and 15+ years experience as information technology consultant. He specialises in teaching university students and clients in a wide range of topics (e.g. information security, research, software engineering, project management and statistics). He loves to read business related books, watch anime, and to work out.
Your success in every way is important to me!
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Reviews
By Vohn Deere on 8/6/2023
Highly recommended for beginners and even experienced developers looking to enhance their software design practices
By Ealek mia on 8/6/2023
Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your software design skills, this course is a fantastic resource that will undoubtedly elevate your understanding of software development and help you build more robust and maintainable code.
By Agboro Joseph on 11/16/2022
I thought it was going to be regular bluffs like I see in similar courses. This course is very informative and comprehensive.
By Guan Guan on 10/26/2022
Very clear, and logical ideas, backup with solid examples. Definitely looking forward to the author's next training. Small price to pay, but BIG promotion coming up for me next year.
By Richard Hill on 12/2/2021
The quiz answer as to measuring system size is completely wrong -- it makes me not really trust the course author(s). The time it takes a developer to add a line of code should be completely independent of the system size -- if it's properly architected. Which is the whole message of this course, no?
By Vladimir Kozlov on 2/21/2021
Basically all video materials can fit to 4-5 pages PDF document. The speech speed is too fast with distracting backgrounds and strange camera views. Lack of pauses and logical accents in sentences. Examples are too simplistic and not sufficient. It looks more like a sharing of personal experience in 1 hour, rather than attempt to teach others. I would not recommend this course even for juniors as they may be deluded that the software quality is too easy and simple.
By Romeo Persad on 1/22/2021
Very practical information delivered in a few short videos that are easy to consume. Strong point of Soerin is that he manages to make complex information easy understandable, thus makes this course highly recommendable for every product owner.
By Rudhra Adhin on 1/19/2021
Very practical information delivered in a few short videos that are easy to consume. Mandatory course for every product owner! Clear and concise explanation of key concepts. The course is also interactive with lots of quizzes starting in section 3. Audio and video is perfect, high quality and clearly professionally edited. All courses on Udemy should have the high quality standards of this course.
By Anjo on 1/13/2021
This is an excellent , cost-effective and very beginners-friendly course and I'm so glad to enroll in the class. Even though I have limited technical knowledge, I've learned so much with respect to software engineering basics. Now I feel that I am better able to challenge software engineers on software quality. I'm so grateful to have the instructor spending and sharing his knowledge. Again, thanks and this course is highly recommended!
By Vinod Sardjoe on 9/17/2020
Soerin Bipat is an incredible teacher! He makes the material easy to follow, and himself will answer any questions you have within a really short period of time (always less than a day!). I learned tons and I had a lot of fun going through it. I recommend this course to anyone interested in getting software right and learn the most important software quality concepts!
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