World Congress 2021 • Jun 29, 2021

Seven Myths, Three Reasons, One Goal

Stefan Priebsch

Blindly layering a REST API over a legacy database creates a fragile distributed monolith. Learn to leverage use-case-driven architectures to modernize systems without triggering expensive, boil-the-ocean rewrites.

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1:44 min

Strategies for modernizing and mitigating legacy system risks

Leszek Włodarski

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Transforming legacy monoliths into modern software systems

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Modernizing legacy applications through proactive leadership

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Five core strategies for handling legacy applications

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Managing technical debt in legacy web applications

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Refactoring a complex legacy monolith into microservices

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