InfoQ Homepage Presentations Strategic Code Deletion
Strategic Code Deletion
Summary
Michael Feathers describes techniques that generate more certainty around assessments of feature liveness, and strategies that can be used to remove code that does not have high value
Bio
Michael Feathers is the founder and Director of R7K Research & Conveyance, a company specializing in software and organization design. Prior to forming R7K, he was the Chief Scientist of Obtiva and a consultant with Object Mentor International. He is also the author of the book Working Effectively with Legacy Code.
About the conference
Software is changing the world. QCon empowers software development by facilitating the spread of knowledge and innovation in the developer community. A practitioner-driven conference, QCon is designed for technical team leads, architects, engineering directors, and project managers who influence innovation in their teams.