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The best, worst codebase (Changelog Interviews #609)

The best, worst codebase (Changelog Interviews #609)

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September 18, 20241h 24m

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Show Notes

Jimmy Miller talks to us about his experience with a legacy codebase at his first job as a programmer. The codebase was massive, with hundreds of thousands of lines of C# and Visual Basic, and a database with over 1,000 columns. Let’s just say Jimmy got into some stuff. There’s even a Gilfoyle involved. This episode is all about his adventures while working there.

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