Name
Developing at the Cutting Edge on a Legacy Budget
Description
The FOMO is real in tech. There are so many amazing new advancements and tools released every single day. It’s frustrating to continue using legacy solutions, but updating code, managing tech debt, and introducing new tooling comes at a cost. In this talk, we will discuss the trade-offs of introducing new technologies or tooling into your code base. We will discuss strategies for tackling technical debt. Finally, we will look at ways to automate processes to improve code confidence and developer experience.
Speakers
Session Type
Talk
Learning Objectives
With this session the attendee should leave with an understanding that implementing new tooling and tackling tech debt has a cost associated with it. They should be able to evaluate new tools for their own code base to make an informed decision about whether or not to implement the tooling. And they should be able to develop a strategy for tackling tech debt within their own code base.