Your code is 20 years old—and still running? Great. But what about security, #Performance, and tech debt? Merlin Bögershausen reveals a smarter path with #OpenRewrite & #MigrationEngineering: recipes, automation & test coverage.

Dive in: 👉 https://javapro.io/2025/05/13/jump-20-years-of-java-with-migration-engineering/

#LegacyCode @OpenRewrite

Typical developer conversation:
"This legacy code is hard to maintain. Let's just rewrite it from scratch."

Meanwhile, the old project: ...😮

#comics #developers #codinglife #softwareengineering #programmerhumor #techlife #legacycode #devmemes #cleanarchitecture #refactoring

"Teaching old code new tricks: Morgan Stanley's AI has become the world's most efficient programming linguist, translating 9 million lines of ancient computer-speak into modern English! 🔄

That's like having a universal translator for every programming language since COBOL was cool 😎

#AI #LegacyCode

https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/06/04/1233253/morgan-stanley-says-its-ai-tool-processed-9-million-lines-of-legacy-code-this-year-and-saved-280000-developer-hours"

🎯 Ai învățat un framework nou?
🔧 React. Vue. Svelte. Laravel 11. Symfony 7. Fresh și lucios?

🔙 Super.
Acum pune mâna și învață ăla vechi...
👉 Cel care încă rulează în producție.
📦 Ăla fără Docker, fără CI/CD, fără test coverage.
📅 Scris acum 6 ani. De cineva care nu mai lucrează acolo.
Și merge. De frică.

💬 „În IT nu e despre ce vrei TU să folosești. E despre ce moștenești.”
#SergiuDinIT

🔁 Distribuie dacă ai avut și tu „surprize” în producție.
#ITreal #LegacyCode #DevLife

They said it couldn't be tested... But they were wrong. Sort of.

Read more here:
https://www.devleader.ca/2023/12/20/dealing-with-legacy-code-how-to-make-anything-more-testable/

#legacycode #testing #programming #coding

#LegacyCode schläft nicht. Er wird zum Risiko! Sicherheitslücken, schwache #Performance? Merlin Bögershausen bringt frischen Wind: Mit #MigrationEngineering & #OpenRewrite wird dein Java-Projekt zukunftssicher.

Bereit? Entdecke, was möglich ist: https://javapro.io/de/ueberwinde-20-jahre-mit-migration-engineering/

🧼 Got legacy code? Refactor it safely with Approval Tests!
Join Jan Van Ryswyck’s hands-on workshop at #DevOpsDaysAMS.
Multi-language support & real-world practice.

🎟️ https://tickets.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-amsterdam/2025/
#LegacyCode #Refactoring #speakers

I really liked watching this talk: "Code Mending in the AI age - Ray Myers | Craft Conference 2024"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r1yB6wCRP8

#AI #LegacyCode #Refactoring