World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

Identifying code smells

Benjamin Bischoff

Are hidden 'bloaters' and 'change preventers' sabotaging your architecture? Learn to spot these foundational code smells to mitigate technical debt and write highly testable, scalable software.

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