Legacy, technical debt & migrations
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Building a knowledge transfer strategy to manage technical debt
7 mins
01 Feb 2024
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by CODESEE
Building a knowledge transfer strategy to manage technical debt
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Shanea
Leven
Learning to live with legacy code
6 mins
29 Nov 2023
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by SABRE
Learning to live with legacy code
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Raul
Chedrese
6 steps to addressing legacy enterprise code
8 mins
29 Nov 2023
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by SABRE
6 steps to addressing legacy enterprise code
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Rich
Dixon
Mastering large-scale migrations
6 mins
08 Nov 2023
Article
Mastering large-scale migrations
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Sendil
Nellaiyapen
Tech debt traps to avoid
4 mins
08 Jun 2023
Article
Tech debt traps to avoid
![Pat Kua](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2024-05/Pat Kua.png)
Pat
Kua
Removing roadblocks to faster iteration
6 mins
17 Mar 2023
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by VERCEL
Removing roadblocks to faster iteration
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Lindsey
Simon
Fixing broken windows: How to deal with legacy systems
6 mins
02 Nov 2022
Article
Fixing broken windows: How to deal with legacy systems
![Dmitry Vinnik](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2022-11/Dmitry Vinnik.png)
Dmitry
Vinnik
Five steps for managing legacy code
10 mins
17 Oct 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by INSTANA
Five steps for managing legacy code
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Jack
Franklin
How to refactor legacy systems by creating application seams
6 mins
02 Aug 2022
Article
How to refactor legacy systems by creating application seams
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Kevin
Ball
How Eve Online uses observability to ease migrations
27 Jul 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by HONEYCOMB
How Eve Online uses observability to ease migrations
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Liz
Fong-Jones
How to make your team fall in love with legacy code
10 mins
01 Jun 2022
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by INSTANA
How to make your team fall in love with legacy code
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Uberto
Barbini
Empowering your engineering teams to address legacy code
+3 more
18 May 2022
Video
CONTENT SPONSORED by INSTANA
Empowering your engineering teams to address legacy code
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Said
Ketchman
![Nelida Velazquez](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2022-07/Nelida Velazquez.png)
Nelida
Velazquez
How to build software that’s ready for the handoff
7 mins
08 Feb 2022
Article
How to build software that’s ready for the handoff
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Gina
Trapani
Living with legacy: landing boring change smoothly
7 mins
10 Jun 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by SLACK
Living with legacy: landing boring change smoothly
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Natalie
Parker
06 Dec 2018
Video
Dealing with deprecated codebases
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Heidi
Waterhouse
27 Jun 2018
Video
Legacy code: Big Rewrite or Progressive Rejuvenation?
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Uberto
Barbini
Learnings from 'Tackling technical debt'
3 mins
01 Feb 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by BUGSNAG
Learnings from 'Tackling technical debt'
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Ellie
Spencer-Failes
Building realistic roadmaps for tech debt cleanup
7 mins
04 Jan 2021
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by BUGSNAG
Building realistic roadmaps for tech debt cleanup
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Scott
Triglia
12 Aug 2020
Video
Changing attitudes toward legacy code
![Nelida Velazquez](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2022-07/Nelida Velazquez.png)
Nelida
Velazquez
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Jack
Franklin
How to plan for and mitigate different types of tech debt
5 mins
26 Feb 2024
Article
How to plan for and mitigate different types of tech debt
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James
Socol
A journey to tackle legacy code in online travel
9 mins
29 Nov 2023
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by SABRE
A journey to tackle legacy code in online travel
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Suresh
Vellanki
Tech debt for engineering leaders: How a shortcut today impacts tomorrow
10 mins
28 Jul 2023
Article
Tech debt for engineering leaders: How a shortcut today impacts tomorrow
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Josh
Fruhlinger
The business case for headless CMS - a quick guide for developers
8 mins
28 Feb 2023
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by ADOBE
The business case for headless CMS - a quick guide for developers
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James
Brighton
What is tech debt and how can you explain it to non-technical peers?
5 mins
20 Sep 2022
Article
What is tech debt and how can you explain it to non-technical peers?
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Leslie
Chapman
How to break the cycle of tech debt
6 mins
14 Jun 2022
Article
How to break the cycle of tech debt
![Cassidy Williams](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2022-01/Cassidy Willaims.png)
Cassidy
Williams
06 Apr 2022
Conference session
My Monolith is Melting: Lessons from Legacy
![Meri Williams](https://res.cloudinary.com/leaddev/image/upload/q_100,c_fill,g_auto:classic,e_sharpen,h_100,w_100/prod/sites/default/files/contributors/2024-01/Meri Williams.png)
Meri
Williams
The migration trap in software engineering
6 mins
22 Apr 2021
Article
The migration trap in software engineering
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Jai
Chakrabarti
Implementing a plan to clean up technical debt
4 mins
30 Nov 2020
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by BUGSNAG
Implementing a plan to clean up technical debt
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Reggie
Davis
Measuring app stability to reduce technical debt
5 mins
14 Dec 2020
Article
CONTENT SPONSORED by BUGSNAG
Measuring app stability to reduce technical debt
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James
Smith
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