The goal of being able to build quality in software products from the get-go is something that many organizations are trying to achieve. However, the very definition of software quality is somewhat elusive which makes it difficult to agree upon the perceived level of quality in software products. Moreover, working …
Great software products outlive technologies, ideas, even gurus. Yet, every software developer steps in a maze of code, where he/ she can get lost or leave a trail out. Watch this practical lecture on how to troubleshoot large code bases, and how to build your own code so it lasts …
Technical Debt has become a catch-all phrase for any code that needs to be re-worked. Much like Refactoring has become a catch-all phrase for any activity that involves changing code. These fundamental misunderstandings and comfortable yet misapplied metaphors have resulted in a plethora of poor decisions. What is technical debt? …
Learn how a migration to MicroServices could change the team, architecture and coding culture. What you could you do and how you could transform a “Jurassic Park” of legacy code into a lightweight environment. This talk explores the strategy, techniques, pattern and tools used to transform a team and the …
God views, highly coupled classes, untested activities… the Fragment lifecycle!!;I’ve been working in Android since 2008 and lately, as the platform matures, the apps codebase is getting bigger. In these big codebases there is legacy code all over the place. Working on that environment is hell, without applying the right …
Everybody says “legacy” code or “inherited” code. This presentation shows you why the meaning that this word carries can discourage you from doing your work well. The presenter uses linguistic, dictionaries, logic, psychology and back his claim with experiments and studies done so far. When folks say “inherited” or “legacy” …
