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Taming the Legacy Beast: Turning wild old code into a sleek new thoroughbred.
Legacy code. It can be the death of your sanity! A simple bug can take hours or even days to find. You just want to toss the whole code base and rewrite from scratch! But who has that kind of time? And why throw the baby out with the bath water? Your business logic is probably fine, its just the code that needs an overhaul. This session, based on an actual case, offers ideas on how to massage that old embarrassing code into something you can understand, troubleshoot, and even proudly show off. Your will learn about documentation strategies that help you map out the logic, hear suggestions on how to modularize your application, get tips on using testing and frameworks to smooth out the process, and find out about what pitfalls could befall (and have befallen) the process. The most important takeaway though will be that slow and steady wins the race. The session offers a road map on how to tame that legacy beast in manageable steps without being overwhelmed. The majority of the code discussed will center around ColdFusion with some discussion of JavaScript as well. Pull that legacy code out of the past and save your sanity in the process!
About Chris Laning
A web developer since 1995 and a ColdFusion developer since 1997, Chris has worked with Javascript, MSSQL, XML, XSL, ActionScript, ASP (pre .Net days), Oracle, and Real Media. He began editing audio for websites in 1998 and got into podcasting in 1996. Currently he is a Senior Web Developer for FineStationery.com. He is also the current producer of the “CFHour” podcast. In his spare time he edits other podcasts and dabbles in voice-over work.He is also a dad, theatre guy, Disney geek, NASCAR fan, and political junkie.
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