Legacy code is an omnipresent challenge in software development, often causing missed deadlines, frustration within the team, and customer dissatisfaction.
In this talk, you can dive into the journey of a software architect migrating a matured and complex application based on a Microsoft-stack, with the stakes being high on the backdrop of a previously failed big-bang migration.
I will show how applying Gregor Hohpe’s “Software Architect Elevator” concept helps steer through these obstacles and how developers can collaborate more effectively with architects along the way.
The session also covers the Strangler-Fig Pattern, a proven strategy for incrementally replacing legacy systems without disrupting day-to-day operations.
Besides learning about legacy-migrations, the insights provided can help to understand architects better and set you up with techniques for turning a troubled rewrite into a sustainable success.