GoKart RFID Project Refactoring Journey

Background

The original project had messy code, heavy hardcoding, and was difficult to maintain. We decided to do a complete refactoring.

Refactoring Goals

1. Centralized configuration (AppConfig, UIConfig, AudioConfig)
2. Modular architecture (DatabaseManager, LapCounterEngine)
3. Improved code readability

Lessons Learned

• Small steps, gradual refactoring
• Comprehensive unit testing
• Documentation first

See REFACTORING_PLAN.md on GitHub for details.