What's legacy code?
Historical article · Originally published June 5, 2005; technical details may be outdated.
When speaking to one of the process engineers at a major company I consult for, I came upon a lovely notion regarding legacy code. We were talking about the perils of testing legacy code, and he turned and asked me
"Before we get started, do you know what 'Legacy Code' means? It's code that works".
Lessons on this topic
- Where Do You Start with Legacy Code? · Legacy Code Hero