“Sir, who did this to you...” — Let’s Talk About Legacy
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A case-study-based talk about modernizing legacy software, examining why systems become brittle over time even when past design decisions were reasonable. It walks step-by-step through a real migration process and shares unconventional, practical techniques that proved effective, plus provocative opinions intended to spark discussion.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Legacy introduction
- 6:00Cognitive biases
- 12:00Tech debt history
- 20:00Requirements gathering
- 27:00ETL and Lotus Notes
- 34:00Data migration steps
- 41:00Gradual elimination
- 45:00Q&A
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