WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Apr 6, 2022

Retooling and refactoring - an investment in people.

Andrew Holway

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.

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