World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jun 30, 2026 • Session details

Old tools, new tricks

Benjamin Bischoff

Are shiny new frameworks slowing your team down with unknown failures? Discover why pairing battle-tested legacy tools with modern LLMs provides a massive strategic advantage.

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8:22 min

Navigating legacy systems and unconventional software testing practices

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Diagnosing the persistence of legacy runtime code architectures

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Overcoming the human challenges of software maintenance

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Evaluating tools and avoiding the sunk cost fallacy

PJ Hagerty

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Managing technical debt in legacy web applications

Robby Russell · Coffee With Developers

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