SE Radio 638: Nick Tune and Jean-Georges Perrin on Architecture Modernization

Nick Tune and Jean-Georges Perrin join host
Giovanni Asproni to talk about their proposed approach to
modernizing legacy systems. The episode starts with some
high-level perspective to set context for the approach described
in their book, Architecture Modernization (Manning, 2024). From
there, the discussion turns to important details, including
criteria for deciding which aspects to revisit; some of the
activities, processes, and tools; and the importance of data
engineering in modernization efforts. Nick and Jean-Georges
describe how to successfully implement an
architecture-modernization effort, and how to fit that work with
the teams' other priorities. The episode finishes with some
warnings about the typical risks associated with modernizing a
legacy system, and suggestions on how to mitigate them.


This episode is sponsored by QA Wolf.