Working Effectively with Legacy Code, 1st Edition, 9780131177055
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Tame unruly legacy code: practical strategies for testing and refactoring.

Working Effectively with Legacy Code, 1st Edition

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  • Paperback

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    14 October 2004

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Summary

Taming the Beast: A Practical Guide to Working with Legacy Code

This book equips programmers with the tools to effectively manage and improve existing codebases without the massive expense of a complete rewrite. Discover a range of practical strategies that enable developers to take control of their legacy applications.

Learn valuable techniques for refactoring and implementing functional changes while ensuring code stability. A key focus is on writing tests to safeguard aga…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780131177055
ISBN-10:0131177052
Series:Robert C. Martin Series
Author:Michael Feathers
Publisher:Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:Pearson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Edition:1st
Release Date:14 October 2004
Weight:740g
Dimensions:231mm x 175mm x 25mm
About The Author

Michael Feathers

MICHAEL C. FEATHERS works for Object Mentor, Inc., one of the world’s top providers of mentoring, skill development, knowledge transfer, and leadership services in software development. He currently provides worldwide training and mentoring in Test-Driven Development (TDD), Refactoring, OO Design, Java, C#, C++, and Extreme Programming (XP). Michael is the original author of CppUnit, a C++ port of the JUnit testing framework, and FitCpp, a C++ port of the FIT integrated-testing framework. A member of ACM and IEEE, he has chaired CodeFest at three OOPSLA conferences.

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