# Viktor Klang: Condensing The Codebase Over Time

EP-034 | December 9, 2019 | 53:43




Robby speaks with Viktor Klang, Deputy CTO at Lightbend Inc. They discuss how to avoid constant firefighting, effective usecases of TODO and FIXME comments, and how to create a safe space for developers to make mistakes.






## Show Notes

Robby speaks with Viktor Klang, Deputy CTO at Lightbend Inc. They discuss how to avoid constant firefighting, effective use cases of TODO and FIXME comments, and how to create a safe space for developers to make mistakes.

## Helpful Links

- [Follow Viktor](https://twitter.com/viktorklang) on Twitter
- [Viktor's website](viktorklang.com)
- [Lightbend](https://www.lightbend.com/)
- [Cloudstate](www.cloudstate.io)

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