Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers SE Radio 602: Nicolas Carlo on Improving Legacy Code
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Feb 7, 2024 Nicolas Carlo, author of Legacy Code First Aid Kit, talks about the challenges of dealing with legacy code and shares useful tools and techniques from his book. They discuss the importance of refactoring, naming, and behavioral analysis in improving legacy code. They also explore the Macado method for addressing large tasks and discuss the potential of AI in legacy code improvement.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Legacy Code: Reimagining instead of Rewriting
02:48 • 17min
Refactoring as a Tool for Improving Legacy Code
20:04 • 13min
Importance of Naming, Refactoring, and Behavioral Analysis Tools in Legacy Code
32:55 • 3min
The Macado Method and Benefits of Drawing Out Tasks
36:17 • 9min
Legacy Code Techniques and the Potential of AI
45:22 • 7min