The Legacy Code Change Algorithm

October 15th, 2007

(From the book Working Effectively with Legacy Code )

When you have to make a change in a legacy code base, here is an algorithm you can use.

1.      Identify change points.
2.      Find test points.
3.      Break dependencies.
4.      Write tests.
5.      Make changes and refactor.
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