Working Effectively with Legacy Code
by Michael Feathers
Should I read this?
Recommended by 1 source and appears in Software Development, Software, and Software Design.
Get more out of your legacy systems, more performance, functionality, reliability, and manageability.Is your code easy to change Can you get nearly instantaneous feedback when you do change it Do you understand it If the answer to any of these questions is no, you have legacy code, and it is draining time and money away from your development eff...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Software Development, Software, and Software Design.
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