Code Quality
Refactoring Legacy Code Without Breaking It
Refactoring legacy code safely: a practical playbook with characterisation tests, seams, strangler fig, and small changes that keep production up.
Gareth Clubb 11 min read Tag
Legacy-code
3 articles tagged with "Legacy-code"
Gareth Clubb 11 min read Code Quality
How to Audit a Legacy Codebase: A Step by Step Guide
A practical guide to legacy code analysis: how to audit an unfamiliar codebase, identify risks, map dependencies, and plan a safe path forward.
Zubair Hasan 12 min read Workflows
The Developer's Guide to Working with Legacy Code
Practical strategies for working with legacy code, from adding tests to safe refactoring and the strangler fig pattern.
Gareth Clubb 10 min read