Arlo Belshee: Prevent Rewrites - a Map from Legacy Ugliness to Modern DevSecOps

This month we will be joined by Arlo Belshee. He will be talking about how we can prevent rewrites while learning Legacy code skills.

Prevent Rewrites - a Map from Legacy Ugliness to Modern DevSecOps

Have you noticed that every product seems to need a rewrite to change technology, then one to implement the new security architecture, then one to clear accumulated technical debt, and then…when will it end? Even teams that used TDD and DevOps to build the last version fall in the same trap because the business changes. Are we doomed to rewrite?

In this talk, Arlo will show a new way of working that prevents rewrite moments. And then he'll show you a map that you can use to navigate from your current ways of working to this new one. You will:

• Get the benefit of today's rewrite without the cost or risk of rewriting
• Identify the most useful skills to learn next, for your career and your current team
• Learn how to pick your best next mentor, and when to move on to the one after that
• Segment a legacy code overhaul or DevOps adoption into a sequence of small, adoptable behavior changes
• Identify the specific support that your team needs right now
• Avoid the overwhelm that comes from trying to change everything at once

About the Speaker

Arlo Belshee, 20-year legacy code & DevOps veteran, has a passion for zero bugs. A firm believer in mending code, Arlo's current work is his company, Dig Deep Roots | Refactoring for Depth, where he teaches technical practices that unwind legacy code safely a codebase at a time.

Note:

This event will be live streamed on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-8mpmL3ibQeg_ojFq5TrYQ