Refactor the code that serves as a value for the agenda-files variable. Does it sound natural in my context?

[Zoli]

Refactor the code that serves as a value for the agenda-files variable.

or should I just write?:

Refactor the code serving as a value for the agenda-files variable.

They are both commands (imperative).

Context:
I have a variable which is like a drawer in computer programming. For example, I can store my name in the variable "name" like so:

name = zoli

The equal sign assigns the value "zoli" to the variable named "name".
Sometimes the value is computed using an operation like 1 + 1. The operation is performed, then the final result is assigned to the variable.

total = 1 + 1 => becomes => total = 2

I have a variable named "agenda-files" that accepts a list of names, but the list of names is computed using a more sopisticated code:

agenda-files = ...a lot of code here that generates a list... => agenda-files = zoli, peter, dan, etc..

Refactor is a term used in programming to change something in an existing code but without changing the functionality and end result. It's like changing 2+3 to 3+2.

 

[Barque]

They both work but the first (serves) sounds more natural to me.

 

[Zoli]

Does this sound better?

Refactor the code that generates a list of agenda files.

I don't necessarily need to imply the name of the variable.

 

[Barque]

It works, but it doesn't seem to mean the same thing as your earlier sentence.

 

[Zoli]

How about this one?

Refactor the code that generates a list of names for the agenda-files variable.

 

[Barque]

This works too, but again, it seems to mean something different. Aren't agenda files and "names for the agenda-files variable" different things?

 

[Zoli]

No. It's just the name of the files. Instead of "refactor" I will go with the word "change." I think "refactor" can be interpreted in many ways in the world of tech. The word "change" is safer.

Change the code that generates a list of names for the agenda-files variable.

 

[Tdol]

Change sounds a bit vague to me as it doesn't tell the person what changes you want to make. (Not a specialist)

 

[SoothingDave]

You must be pretty bored if you're "refactoring" code but ending up with no change in its functionality.