Handling Legacy Code
Overview
1 day
Identify patterns in legacy code and know how to exploit them to change the code in a safe manner and make the required changes
In this one-day course, attendees will stop fearing legacy code and learn how to change it so it will be more accessible and future changes will be safer and easier.
Available in: Java, C#, C++
Prerequisites
- Programming experience
Audience
Developers at all levels, who want to add these powerful tools to their toolbox.
Course Topics
- What is legacy code, What is refactoring
- Most common refactoring techniques
- IDE refactoring
- Adding tests to legacy code
- Tests coverage
- Advanced refactoring techniques
- Refactoring to patterns
- Harnessing legacy code – typical scenarios observed in many codebases
- TDD on legacy code
- Practice, practice, practice
