World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

From boy scouting to redrawing the landscape

The 'Scout Rule' tells developers to leave code better than they found it. Tim Twick reveals how OpenRewrite automates this philosophy to safely refactor millions of lines instantly.

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