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Revamp Your PHP Projects: The Essential PHP 8 Features for Developers
MD ARIFUL HAQUE
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Nov 2
Revamp Your PHP Projects: The Essential PHP 8 Features for Developers
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The World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows Anymore 👴🏻🚀
Devang Tomar
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Jan 13
The World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows Anymore 👴🏻🚀
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Why does code become legacy?
Kirill Novik
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Jul 15 '23
Why does code become legacy?
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How to deal with legacy code
Hasib Ahmed
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Mar 24 '23
How to deal with legacy code
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Can AI help me write tests on legacy code?
Nicolas Carlo
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Feb 9 '23
Can AI help me write tests on legacy code?
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When not to refactor. Dealing with legacy systems as a responsible professional
Nikita Koselev
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May 8 '22
When not to refactor. Dealing with legacy systems as a responsible professional
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Get a Legacy PHP (5.3) application running in Docker
Richard Spindler
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Apr 27 '22
Get a Legacy PHP (5.3) application running in Docker
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7 advice to help you inherit a legacy codebase
Nicolas Carlo
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Mar 15 '22
7 advice to help you inherit a legacy codebase
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Changing Software : Sprout Method
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Dec 9 '21
Changing Software : Sprout Method
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Break out command object
Philippe Vaillancourt
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Sep 7 '21
Break out command object
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What's the difference between Regression Tests, Characterization Tests, and Approval Tests?
Nicolas Carlo
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Aug 23 '21
What's the difference between Regression Tests, Characterization Tests, and Approval Tests?
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Working with legacy React apps
grusingh
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Jul 20 '21
Working with legacy React apps
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Using Custom Events to communicate between legacy jQuery code and new Framework code
Niya Panamdanam
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Jun 2 '21
Using Custom Events to communicate between legacy jQuery code and new Framework code
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How To Rebuild Existing Software: Fixing And Updating Legacy Code
Wojciech Rupik
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May 18 '21
How To Rebuild Existing Software: Fixing And Updating Legacy Code
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Bringing Meaning to Legacy Code with Parameter Objects
Renaud Humbert-Labeaumaz
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Mar 9 '21
Bringing Meaning to Legacy Code with Parameter Objects
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Visiting a Three-Year-Old Unfinished React Project
Heriberto Roman
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Mar 9 '21
Visiting a Three-Year-Old Unfinished React Project
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Legacy code best practice: how to take over an existing project smoothly
GeekPlux
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Jan 26 '21
Legacy code best practice: how to take over an existing project smoothly
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Does refactoring Legacy Code pay off in your career?
Nicolas Carlo
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Jan 22 '21
Does refactoring Legacy Code pay off in your career?
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When is it the best time to refactor?
Nicolas Carlo
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Dec 1 '20
When is it the best time to refactor?
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From Legacy Projects to CI/CD Pipelines
Philipp Gysel
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Nov 17 '20
From Legacy Projects to CI/CD Pipelines
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Make Your Tests Fail Randomly (and Profit)
Riccardo Odone
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Nov 19 '20
Make Your Tests Fail Randomly (and Profit)
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The best way to start testing untested code
Nicolas Carlo
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Nov 17 '20
The best way to start testing untested code
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How to Terminate Legacy Code without Getting Stuck
Riccardo Odone
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Nov 11 '20
How to Terminate Legacy Code without Getting Stuck
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Thoughts on Legacy Code
Lucas Pacheco
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Nov 11 '20
Thoughts on Legacy Code
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4 developers working their way through Legacy Code
Nicolas Carlo
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Sep 24 '20
4 developers working their way through Legacy Code
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Where should you put the documentation?
Nicolas Carlo
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Sep 9 '20
Where should you put the documentation?
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Legacy application code review - Part 1: The big picture
Mercedes Bernard
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Jul 4 '20
Legacy application code review - Part 1: The big picture
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Developer Fears: Legacy Code
Victor Guzman
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May 26 '20
Developer Fears: Legacy Code
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Dive into an unfamiliar codebase from its edges
Nicolas Carlo
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May 4 '20
Dive into an unfamiliar codebase from its edges
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Is it up to the newer developer to pay back others' technical debt?
Nicolas Carlo
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Apr 27 '20
Is it up to the newer developer to pay back others' technical debt?
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Focus refactoring on what matters with Hotspots Analysis
Nicolas Carlo
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Apr 20 '20
Focus refactoring on what matters with Hotspots Analysis
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Your codebase is your garden
Domenico Luciani
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Apr 15 '20
Your codebase is your garden
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5 coding exercises to practice refactoring Legacy Code
Nicolas Carlo
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Apr 14 '20
5 coding exercises to practice refactoring Legacy Code
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A simple technique to do safe changes in a complex codebase
Nicolas Carlo
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Apr 6 '20
A simple technique to do safe changes in a complex codebase
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Legacy Code and Chesterson's Fence
Alex Kondov
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Jan 22 '20
Legacy Code and Chesterson's Fence
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How to safely extend your legacy code? Part I
Daniel Rusnok
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Dec 2 '19
How to safely extend your legacy code? Part I
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How to Update Legacy Code
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Nov 27 '19
How to Update Legacy Code
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Legacy PHP Application: PHP Code Sniffer Compatibility Standard
SyntaxSeed (Sherri W)
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Nov 20 '19
Legacy PHP Application: PHP Code Sniffer Compatibility Standard
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Legacy PHP Application: PHP CS Fixer & PHP Code Sniffer for PSR1 & PSR2
SyntaxSeed (Sherri W)
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Nov 5 '19
Legacy PHP Application: PHP CS Fixer & PHP Code Sniffer for PSR1 & PSR2
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Legacy PHP Application: Code Analysis With PHP CS Fixer
SyntaxSeed (Sherri W)
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Oct 25 '19
Legacy PHP Application: Code Analysis With PHP CS Fixer
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Legacy PHP Application Tour & Upgrade
SyntaxSeed (Sherri W)
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Oct 23 '19
Legacy PHP Application Tour & Upgrade
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The Legacy Code Programmer's Toolbox by Jonathan Boccara
Sandor Dargo
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Oct 2 '19
The Legacy Code Programmer's Toolbox by Jonathan Boccara
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Cost of Code Ownership
Michael Larson
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May 7 '19
Cost of Code Ownership
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"I need to change this code, but it has no test"
Nicolas Carlo
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Jan 12 '19
"I need to change this code, but it has no test"
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How to get familiar with a new codebase
Periklis Gkolias
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Mar 28 '18
How to get familiar with a new codebase
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Testing legacy code, part 2: Bending the rules
Pavol Rajzak
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Jan 17 '18
Testing legacy code, part 2: Bending the rules
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Testing legacy code, part 1: How to start
Pavol Rajzak
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Jan 12 '18
Testing legacy code, part 1: How to start
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Why writing tests for legacy code is a good thing
Pavol Rajzak
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Aug 31 '17
Why writing tests for legacy code is a good thing
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Legacy application code review - Part 2: The details
Mercedes Bernard
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Jul 4 '20
Legacy application code review - Part 2: The details
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Announcing MenderCon
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May 7 '20
Announcing MenderCon
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Escaping the Catch-22 of Anti-Test Arguments
Peter Morlion
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Mar 3 '20
Escaping the Catch-22 of Anti-Test Arguments
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How to Get Away with Unit Testing Legacy Code
Peter Morlion
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Dec 20 '19
How to Get Away with Unit Testing Legacy Code
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It's a Very Scary This Dot Halloween: LEGACY CODE
Tracy Lee | ladyleet
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Oct 23 '19
It's a Very Scary This Dot Halloween: LEGACY CODE
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In Honor of Legacy Code
James Thompson
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Jul 13 '19
In Honor of Legacy Code
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An invitation to listen to Maintainable Software Podcast
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Tackling Legacy Code – Final Thoughts
Peter Morlion
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Jun 25 '19
Tackling Legacy Code – Final Thoughts
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Techniques For Tackling Legacy Code – Parte Deux
Peter Morlion
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Jun 18 '19
Techniques For Tackling Legacy Code – Parte Deux
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The Lifetime of TODO Comments: the Results
Peter Morlion
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Jun 4 '19
The Lifetime of TODO Comments: the Results
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Document legacy code with characterization tests
Alexandra Marin
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Apr 7 '19
Document legacy code with characterization tests
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Retrofitting code analysis to legacy projects – my 4 step strategy for long-term success
Tom Wright
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Jan 9 '19
Retrofitting code analysis to legacy projects – my 4 step strategy for long-term success
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