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LegacyCode
Ben Christel edited this page Dec 20, 2020
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MichaelFeathers says that code without tests is legacy code.
KevlinHenney says that a common property of legacy systems is that they are BIG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3b4tremI5o
However, I prefer a more extreme definition:
If you're reading code, it's legacy code.
If you need to read the code (as opposed to glancing or skimming) to understand it, figure out if you should change it, etc. the DreamOfEngineeringMastery has failed you. Rather than building steadily and incrementally on your existing abilities, you're taking a step back to revisit something you thought was "done".
Legacy code is inevitable. But we can try to minimize it.