Legacy Code Rocks explores the world of modernizing existing software applications. Hosts @andreagoulet and @mscottford of @corgibytes are out to change the way you think about legacy code.
If you’re like a lot of people, when you hear the words “legacy code” it conjures up images of big mainframes and archaic punch card machines. While that’s true — it only tells a small part of the story. The code you leave behind is your legacy, so make it good!
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There are three groups of people around every legacy system - those who are stuck with it, those who don't want to be with it, and those who love it and see its value. How do we reconcile these three opinions and rewrite legacy code without completely replacing it? Today we talk with . Dave is an all-around player in the software industry with vast experience as an executive, investor, board member, consultant, architect, and engineer. He is Chairman of Bedarra Corp, which provides consulting on technology and business strategy for emerging technology, products, and services. He tells us what the drivers of legacy innovations are, why he thinks refactoring is a "little lie" of the modern software industry, and how to approach modifications in less-than-ideal situations. When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Dave on LinkedIn and visit his website at . Mentioned in this episode: Dave Thomas on LinkedIn at Dave’s website at Badera Corporation at
One of the reasons why it is difficult to work with legacy code is the lack of preserving the contextual reasons for past coding choices. Today we talk with Chelsea Troy, a Machine Learning Team Lead at Mozilla and a computer science lecturer at the University of Chicago. She tells us about the value of code review in the software-building process and why code review should not be treated solely as a mechanism for approval. When you finish listening to the episode, visit Chelsea's website at . Mentioned in this episode: Chelsea’s website at
AI proves to be great at writing new code, but what are its capabilities when it comes to mending the old one? Today we talk with , a legacy code expert and sceptical enthusiast for AI. With 16 years of software engineering experience, he focuses on collective lessons learned to improve our existing systems and organizations. He tells us where is the place of AI in legacy code mending, whether AI can provide help when editing existing code, how to train AI with up-to-date coding skills, how to utilize AI when writing tests, and much more. When you finish listening to the episode, make sure to connect with Ray on , visit his website at , his YouTube channel , and take a listen to - a new podcast cohosted by Ray and Legacy Code Rocks former cohost, Andrea Goulet! Mentioned in this episode: Ray on LinkedIn at Craft vs. Cruft at Mender website at Nopilot.dev at Empathy in Tech at Untangler at
Many of the largest companies rely on third-party code to run critical parts of their software. However, there's often little focus on ensuring the quality of these external dependencies. Today we speak with Feross Aboukhadijeh, CEO and founder of , a developer-first security platform. Socket helps developers and security teams release software faster and reduce time spent on security busywork. Feross is also a lecturer at Stanford, where he teaches CS233 Web Security. We discuss why the quality of third-party dependencies matters, when to start addressing this issue, how to handle unmaintained dependencies, and what tools are available for managing third-party dependencies. After listening to the episode, be sure to visit the connect with Feross on , and check out his . Mentioned in this episode: Socket at Feross on X at Feross website at:
How do the love for vintage computers and test automation come together? Can one inspire another and how? Today we talk with , a software development engineer at , a test automation framework architect, and a computer historian. She tells us what led her to collect vintage computers, how they evolved into machines we work on today, and what is the connecting thread between computer history and test automation. When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Sophia on . Mentioned in this episode: Sophia on LinkedIn at
In , security is a joint effort between security engineers and DevOps. A perfect tool to bring these two together is , an open-source Kubernetes security project. Today, we talk with , the CEO of , the company behind Kubescape. Shauli has more than fifteen years of experience in technology, B2B management, and business development. He tells us about the advantages of Kubescape, what it does, and when would you want to use it. When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Shauli via , visit the website, and check out . Mentioned in this episode: Shauli on LinkedIn at ARMO at Kubescape at
