Legacy code and what to do with it - with Michael Feathers
In this episode, I talk to Michael Feathers. Michael is the author of the super-popular book “working effectively with legacy code”. He is also the founder and director of R7K Research and Conveyance, a company that helps engineering teams with their software and organization design. Recently, Michael also joined Globant as Chief Architect. We talk about: - legacy code and how to deal with it - how systems almost feel like living organisms - how we are on a journey with our code, and why it’s so important to care for it, - how legacy code is the result of an organization where engineers turn faster (leave the company/team) than the code churns.
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Show Notes
Today’s episode is sponsored by Botany.io – Botany is a virtual coach for software engineers that unblocks essential teamwork and levels up careers!
Links:
- Michael on Twitter
- Michael’s essay on how systems are organisms Website
- Colin Breck – Quality Views
- Alan Kay at OOPSLA 1997 – The computer revolution hasn’t happened yet
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