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# Retooling and refactoring - an investment in people.

Cloud migrations frequently stall because complex abstractions paralyze developers. Fix this by treating foundational platform refactoring as a direct, hands-on investment in your engineering team's continuous education.

- **Speakers:** Andrew Holway
- **Event:** WeAreDevelopers LIVE
- **Published:** April 6, 2022
- **Duration:** 50:23
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/371-retooling-and-refactoring-an-investment-in-people
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/0936b1cb89caa452afb3bc42952e5d82/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=113205ms

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