Taming Legacy Code (Java Edition)

    

Summary:
In this course, students will learn practical techniques to address technical debt in legacy Java code bases.

Duration:
Two Days/Lecture & Lab

Topics:

• Introduction and logistics
• Understanding the problem
• What does good code look like?
• Recognizing problems
• Fixing problems
• Visualizing the desired end state
• A quick greenfield TDD exercise
• The Six Great Fears about legacy code and their pragmatic answers; or
• Stages of improvement
• Breaking up legacy code
• Wrap-up

Prerequisites:
Students should have working knowledge of Java, curiosity and a desire to improve the technical debt situation in your shop.

Last Update: May 23, 2012