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SE Radio 602: Nicolas Carlo on Improving Legacy Code

Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

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Refactoring as a Tool for Improving Legacy Code

This chapter discusses the importance of refactoring in improving legacy code and explores related tools and techniques such as behavioral analysis and hotspot analysis. The speaker recommends the book 'Your Code as a Crime Scene' and emphasizes the need to adapt techniques based on programming language. They also discuss the potential of AI tools in improving legacy code and the possibility of combining automated refactoring with AI.

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