Is it a Good Idea to Write Tests for Legacy Code?

Re:Is it a Good Idea to Write Tests for Legacy Code? by mtkd on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @06:27AM (#6767423)

Take a look at Michael Feathers - Working Effectively With Legacy Code

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Re:Is it a Good Idea to Write Tests for Legacy Code? by jsymolon on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @10:04AM (#6768367)

2nd the book recommendation.

It's relatively up to date in regards to technique and UML use but doesn't overpower the reader with too much.

Written to a decent level (it's not a Knuth book).

One main critique, it covers a lot of common issues but no complex corner cases, e.g. what to do about network architectures i.e. CORBA.

Should be required reading at the University level.

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