Can Claude help with legacy code?
Can Claude help with legacy code? Let’s try to use it and see what value it adds and what limitations it hits.
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Are Debug Asserts Really Useful?
Debug Asserts are a common way for introducing checks in code. But are they really useful? tl; dr: debug asserts are seemingly free, but they introduce clutter in the code. Their main problem is unclear intent, and we can replace them with other, clearer, practices. One of them, but not the only one we discuss
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Google Technical Debt approach vs. Usable Software Design
In a recent paper, a Google research team details how they empirically determined the types of technical debt and ways to manage it inside the organization. The ideas in the paper bear a very close resemblance with Usable Software Design, in that the engineers are interviewed about the challenges they face with the design and
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Architectural Patterns Using Functional Programming
Does functional programming promote modular architecture? Do functional programming concepts lead to lower coupling and higher changeability? And what are some architectural patterns that use functional programming concepts? These are a few questions we answer in this video, using as inspiration two articles: Let us know in the comments if you have any questions or
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The 10 Commandments of Legacy Code
In a recent Twitter thread, Dave Anderson (ex GM and Tech Director at Amazon) has proposed a list of 10 commandments for legacy code. Do we agree with them? Watch this video to find out. Here’s the link to the thread: https://twitter.com/scarletinked/status/1645426515000139776?t=PpKqiMMEG-OVca2y0He5ow&s=09.
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The sorry state of frontend code
Let’s be honest, we do not treat frontend code the same way we treat backend code. And it shows. We talk about applying rules of clean code, about keeping it simple, about writing unit tests. Yet, when it comes to writing frontend code, we skip all those rules that we usually self impose. We convinced
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Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Mobile, DevOps, Software craft and more
The 5th edition of I T.A.K.E Unconference, the only technology agnostic event in Central and Eastern Europe, is taking place in Bucharest, Romania, 11-12 May. With a line-up of more than 30 international speakers, 6 keynotes, 6 parallel tracks, a technical Open Space and many opportunities for coding, the event brings together top-notch software crafters who lead the change in
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Where Does Code Fit in People Over Processes?
I am at the Agile Cambridge conference, where I will do the “Taking baby steps” session. I was eagerly expecting Michael Feather‘s keynote, that proved to be full of insights. Michael Feathers has spent his last 10 years studying large existing code bases and trying to understand what influences their structure. He is well known
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Techniques to Safely Change Code You Don’t Understand
Picture this: you have a new project, 10.000 lines of code, no documentation, all developers who worked on the project have left the project and you must get a new version out in 3 months. I bet many of you have been in this situation before. I also bet this was a big challenge for
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FAST is safe
During our work as programmers we often have the feeling of wanting to get the things done. We as programmers feel that cutting corners and taking big steps is a safe way. Until the bugs kick in! And when the changes in the already written software are so painful! This is why for us FAST