Episode 148: Software Archaeology with Dave Thomas
Recording Venue: Skype
Guest(s): Dave Thomas
Host(s): Arno
Dave explains why reading source code is at least as important a skill as writing source code. He shares approaches for how to get to grips with unknown and undocumented source code even if it is non-trivial in size. He finishes with advice for how to get started reading code.
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Tags: AspectJ, big data, clojure, domain-driven design
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This was a very interesting episode. One of the insights from Dave Thomas is that “code rots”. Over time, assumptions and inputs can change, and the unit tests for code that is unmaintained can often begin to fail.
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