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A developer is assigned to refactor a legacy Java application that has numerous hard-coded values and poorly named variables. To enhance the code quality and maintainability, which approach should the developer prioritize during the refactoring process?
Replace hard-coded values with named constants and use descriptive variable names throughout the codebase.
Focus solely on optimizing the performance of the existing code without changing variable names.
Implement a new design pattern that complicates the existing structure while keeping the current variable names.
Remove all comments and rely on the existing variable names to convey the code's functionality.