Fearlessly Improving Legacy Code or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Dreadful Code

PhillyXP • November 15, 2022 • Virtual

Thanks for joining my talk at PhillyXP about how to Fearlessly Improve Legacy Code. You’ll find links to any of the resources I discussed in the talk on this page.

Video

Slide Deck

Talk References

Here is a list of all of the articles and videos I referenced in my talk:

• Characterization Tests - wikipedia
• Characterization Testing - Michael Feathers
• Taylorism - wikipedia
• History of the Gantt Chart - wikipedia
• Theory X and Theory Y Management - wikipedia
• Law of Holes - wikipedia
• Claude Shannon’s Problem Solving Process - Business Insider
• The Core Six Refactorings - Arlo Belshee
• Approval Tests
• Writing Characterization Tests - Agile in a Flash - Tim Ottinger & Jeff Langr
• Code Coverage Complications - Industrial Logic Blog - Anthony Sciamanna

Books

Here are the books I’ve referenced in the talk:

• Working Effectively with Legacy Code - Michael Feathers
• Accelerate - Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble & Gene Kim

Industrial Logic eLearning

I referenced the Industrial Logic Legacy Code eLearning album in the talk. If you want to learn more about what we offer you can check it out here.

Do you have questions about the talk, improving legacy code, or TDD? Or maybe just want to chat or learn more about Industrial Logic? The best way to get in touch with me is on twitter. Feel free to contact me at (@asciamanna).

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