# Chris Birchall: Re-Engineering Legacy Software

EP-111 | November 22, 2021 | 39:56




Robby speaks with Chris Birchall, author of Re-Engineering Legacy Software and Lead Software Developer at 47 Degrees. They cover how to identify both dead and zombie code in your software, approaches to consciously taking on technical debt, and when rewrites might be appropriate.





## Show Notes

Robby speaks with Chris Birchall, author of Re-Engineering Legacy Software and Lead Software Developer at 47 Degrees. They cover how to identify both dead and zombie code in your software, approaches to consciously taking on technical debt, and when rewrites might be appropriate.

## Helpful Links

[47 Degrees](https://www.47deg.com/)

[Re-Engineering Legacy Software](https://www.manning.com/books/re-engineering-legacy-software)

[Follow Chris on Twitter](https://twitter.com/cbirchall)

[Book Recommendation: Sherlock Holmes Series](https://www.goodreads.com/series/49996-sherlock-holmes) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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