Refactor This

In this episode, we discuss:

• Myth #1: Monolith Modernization is a Lost Cause (2:39)
• Myth #2: Migrating Monoliths to the Cloud = Modernization (9:15)
• Myth #3: Building an Accurate App Modernization Business Case is Impossible (13:19)
• Myth #4: All Monoliths are Created Equal (18:39)
• Myth #5: Monoliths Are an On-Premises Problem (24:17)
• Myth #6: Monolith Dependencies are Impossible to Untangle (28:00)
• Myth #7: Monolith Modernization Takes Forever (33:46)

In this episode, we discuss:

• What does it mean to refactor an architecture? (4:00)
• What is exactly the difference between code refactoring and architectural refactoring? (7:00)
• How do you manage and control architectural refactoring? (11:50)
• Examples of real-world architecture stories (19:05)

For more information, check out these resources:

• Mark Richards O’Reilly books on Amazon
• 7 R’s of Cloud Migration
• Michael Nygard: https://www.michaelnygard.com/
• Mark’s Website: Developer to Architect
• Lesson 112: Architecture Characteristics Worksheet
• Lesson 106: Architectural Stories

Follow Mark on Twitter and LinkedIn:

• https://twitter.com/markrichardssa
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrichards3/

In this episode, we discuss:

• How companies are adopting the cloud today (1:40)
• How enterprises refactor and architect their applications to stay competitive (14:26)
• How the current economic climate is going to fuel the need for refactoring projects (18:56)

For more information, check out these resources:

• Lee frequently presents at All Things Open conference

• Lee’s Presentation at AWS ReInvent: Building an onboarding COE for AWS: Going beyond automation

Follow Lee on Twitter and LinkedIn:

• https://twitter.com/leefaus
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/leefaus/

In this episode we discuss:

• The difference between technical risk and market risk is that market risk
• The qualities of successful early-stage startups
• Ashmeet's relationship with vFunction co-Founder and CEO Moti Rafalin
• A renewed focus on application modernization for legacy monoliths

In this episode, we discuss:

• What is ‘zombie code’, aka “dead code” (1:07)
• Why is zombie code hard to find? (3:00)
• Why can’t we just ignore zombie code? (4:45)
• How does zombie code accumulate? (7:16)
• Zombie code gets even more complex…(8:31)
• Is zombie code a security threat? (11:30)
• Can you find zombie code manually, or is AI needed? (14:09)
• What does it look like to manually search for zombie code? (17:11)
• Best practices to handling zombie code (21:30)

For more information, check out these resources:

• vFunction Assessment Hub - start assessing your technical debt now
• Whitepaper: Technical Debt – A Guide for Frustrated Software Architects and CIOs
• Analyst eBook – Raiders of the Lost Apps – An Adventurer’s Guidebook for Uncovering Technical Debt through Modernization

In this episode, we discuss:

• Microservices basics and what is driving the need for them (2:30)
• Monoliths: how to prioritize and find value (8:00)
• How remote work is impacting the shift to microservices (10:16)
• Balancing between speed and risk with a microservices architecture (13:32)
• How bloated microservices can be worse than monoliths (26:04)

For more information, check out these resources:

• Mike’s books:

"Design and Build Great APIs" (2020) for Pragmatic Programmers Publishing

"Continuous API Management" (2020, 2018).

"RESTful Web Clients" (February 2017)

"Microservice Architecture" (June 2016).

• Follow Mike on Twitter and LinkedIn:

https://twitter.com/mamund

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamund/

In this episode, we discuss:

• Connecting communities, both internally and externally, during the pandemic (4:14)

• How does the Java Community Process work to promote continuous modernization (11:45)

• Balancing “it just works” with adopting cutting-edge technologies (23:27)

• Boosting your career with community participation (32:45)

For more information, check out these resources:

• Get to know the Java Community Process and get involved with the community either as an individual, through your employer or as part of a Java User Group: https://jcp.org/en/participation/overview
• Read the news about the Java 19 release (JSR 394) https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-releases-java-19-2022-09-20/
• Learn more about how to engage the next generation of Java Developers https://jcp.org/java-in-education
• Learn more about Java - Hundreds of tutorials, news and videos from the experts https://dev.java/
• Find a project to contribute: Download and test the latest builds at https://jdk.java.net/
• Check out the OpenJDK Quality Group promotes the testing of Free Open Source Software (FOSS) projects with OpenJDK builds, whether their own or from someone else. https://wiki.openjdk.org/display/quality/Quality+Outreach

• Follow Heather on Twitter and LinkedIn:

https://twitter.com/heathervc

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-vancura-400395/

Or check out her podcast: https://bragtalks.com/

In this episode, we discuss:

• Advocating getting it right with authentication and session cookies (5:05)
• What microservices means for your team organization (9:00)
• What’s hard about modernizing aging applications (11:21)
• If you’re doing serverless, you probably need caching (17:43)
• How Matt thinks about Technical Debt (23:04)

For more information, check out these resources:

• OIDC the easy way: developer.auth0.com
• Full Stack for all: www.jhipster.tech
• Matt’s website: https://raibledesigns.com

Follow Matt on Twitter and LinkedIn:

https://twitter.com/mraible

https://linkedin.com/in/mraible

A few fun VW bus posts:

• The day I bought it: https://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/vw_bus_could_this_be
• The project begins: https://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/the_bus_project_begins
• Off to the shop: https://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/off_to_the_shop
• Christmas present: https://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/the_bus_is_painted_holy
• All done! https://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/hefe_3_5_has_been

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why an Event-Driven architecture makes sense for modernization (6:44)
• Where technical debt creeps in during modernization initiatives (14:00)
• What is Apache Pinot and what does StarTree do? (19:26)
• Can you use the Strangler Fig Pattern at the data layer? (29:46)

For more information, check out these resources:

Introducing StarTree Community Slack:

https://www.startree.ai/blog/introducing-startree-community-slack

Check out Tim’s Twitter and LinkedIn profiles

https://twitter.com/tlberglund

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tlberglund/

In this episode, we discuss:

• Migration (lift and shift) vs Modernization (refactoring) (4:36)
• Coordination and Orchestration in the multiverse of microservices (7:46)
• Technical Debt considerations, Reactive Systems, and Architectures (16:15)
• Thoughts on tools, IDEs, and Azul’s Java runtime (24:34)

For more information, check out these resources:

• JDK 19 and What Java Users Should Know About It

https://www.azul.com/blog/jdk-19-and-what-java-users-should-know-about-it/

• Gartner Report: Which Java Runtime is for you?

https://www.azul.com/report/gartner/

• Check out Simon’s Twitter and LinkedIn profiles

https://twitter.com/speakjava

https://www.linkedin.com/in/siritter/