Legacy Code Nightmares , Hellscapes, and Lessons Learned.pdf
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led by Grant Copley Join Grant Copley for a candid journey through the chaos of legacy code. From the poor decisions that created unmanageable systems to the tools and strategies that brought them back to life, this session shares real-world lessons from both inherited disasters and self-made messes. You'll walk away with practical tips to make your legacy code more maintainable, less daunting, and easier to improve.
Legacy Code Nightmares , Hellscapes, and Lessons Learned.pdf
- 2. Legacy Code Nightmares, Hellscapes, Lessons Learned
- 3. Grant Copley • 26 years of full-time web development • Creator of CBWIRE • Fun Fact about you and your expertise as a modern developer. SENIOR DEVELOPER
- 4. • Why now is the best time to work with legacy code • Hard earned lessons • Tools, patterns, real work examples to avoid traps This talk is about • It was the early 2000s…. • The Worst Code Story time I Wrote This Mess
- 5. And And if you make a wrong move… • Smells funny • If you make a wrong move…. Legacy Code Is An Old Attic • Smells • Cluttered • Disorganized • Forgotten • Avoided
- 6. • “We’ll fix it later” • Features > tech debt • Budget/time constraints • Taking shortcuts Crisis-driven Development Multiple Developers Business Pressures Why Legacy Happens • 5 devs = 5 styles • No shared standards • No enforced formatting • No agreed naming patterns • Code evolves without planning • Fires take priority • Band-aid fixes accumulate • Budget/time constraints • Taking shortcuts
- 7. Or if you’re like me…
- 8. Why Legacy Happens Business Pressures Your paragraph text Your paragraph text YOUR PARAGRAPH TEXT Your paragraph text Your paragraph text YOUR PARAGRAPH TEXT Your paragraph text Your paragraph text
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- 12. What Is Legacy Code YOUR PARAGRAPH TEXT Your paragraph text Your paragraph text YOUR PARAGRAPH TEXT Your paragraph text Your paragraph text YOUR PARAGRAPH TEXT Your paragraph text Your paragraph text
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- 19. Thank You! The Future of Modern Development Starts Here, with you!