Refactor This

In this episode, we discuss:

• Finding the right match with the Code and the Coders (8:25)
• Development, politics, and finance in the modernization journey (21:01)
• The Strangler Fig Pattern in the natural world, applied to IT systems (31:07)
• Operationalizing things with Open Liberty (35:48)

For more information, check out these resources:

Take a look at IBM Open Liberty:

https://openliberty.io/guides/

IBM Garage Modernization Playbook:

https://ibm-cloud-architecture.github.io/modernization-playbook/

Article on how to apply the Strangler Fig Pattern:

https://developer.ibm.com/articles/cl-strangler-application-pattern-microservices-apps-trs/

Article on Saga Pattern:

https://developer.ibm.com/articles/use-saga-to-solve-distributed-transaction-management-problems-in-a-microservices-architecture/

Grace’s project:

https://github.com/ibm-messaging/kafka-java-vertx-starter

Headfirst Java 3rd Edition:

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/head-first-java/9781492091646/

Check out Grace’s Twitter and LinkedIn profiles:

https://twitter.com/gracejansen27

https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-jansen/

In this episode, we discuss:

• Holly’s discovery of “human-centered” design, and the value of design thinking (4:26)
• When moving fast without solving problems takes its toll (12:52)
• Don’t forget about your Integration Layer (21:38)
• Thoughts on the business case for modernization (32:46)

For more information, check out these resources:

Seven Ways to Fail at Microservices:

https://www.infoq.com/articles/microservices-seven-fail/

Why you're missing out if you're not making Quarkus extensions:

https://hollycummins.com/why-youre-missing-out-quarkus-extensions/

Holly’s personal website:

https://hollycummins.com

Holly’s Twitter and LinkedIn profiles:

https://twitter.com/holly_cummins

https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-k-cummins/

In this episode, we discuss:

What does a Developer Adoption Lead do? (2:35)

Markus’s first taste of modernizing an application built in Java 1.2, powered by pizza and beer (8:45)

The continuous evolution of choices in Java, and what that means (15:57)

How to refactor aging applications when the original developers retire? (22:42)

For more information, check out these resources:

Download Markus’s latest O’Reilly book: https://developers.redhat.com/e-books/modernizing-enterprise-java

The Konveyor community and post featuring vFunction: https://www.konveyor.io/blog/measure-manage-technical-debt/

How vFunction works with Red Hat OpenShift: https://vfunction.com/solutions/red-hat-openshift/

Markus' book recommendations and topics:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave_(novel)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-sides_model

Markus’s Twitter and LinkedIn profiles

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

https://twitter.com/myfear

In this episode, we discuss:

• Can “move fast and break things” work in a large enterprise when people’s jobs are at stake? (3:35)

• Why your build pipeline is one of the first places to start when it comes to modernization (9:27)

• Developer happiness, productivity, Testcontainers, CI/CD and more (14:55)

• Why functional programming with languages like Scala and Kotlin has made James a better programmer and advocate (18:34)

• Technical debt issues, and how to think about it (27:48)

For more information, check out these resources:

• Listen to James’s podcast with co-host Bruce Eckel: https://anchor.fm/happypathprogramming

• TechCrunch covers Kotlin at Google, featuring James: https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/18/five-years-later-google-is-still-all-in-on-kotlin/

• James’ website, Twitter, and LinkedIn profiles:

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

https://www.twitter.com/_jamesward

In this episode, we discuss:

• One of Bruno’s most memorable modernization projects from 2010–which was still underway 5 years later (3:12)

• The value of upgrading JDKs and frameworks at much as possible as a path towards preparing for modernization (11:12)

• The differences and similarities between the concepts of Migration vs Modernization (15:00)

• How to choose the right piece of a monolithic system to consider modernizing (27:01)

For more information, check out these resources:

• Read Bruno’s posts on the Microsoft blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/java/author/brborges/

• Microsoft’s Java Refactoring Service, featuring the vFunction Platform: https://vfunction.com/newsroom/press-releases/the-industry-solutions-organization-at-microsoft-partners-with-vfunction-to-unveil-new-java-refactoring-service/

Follow Bruno on Twitter and LinkedIn:

https://twitter.com/brunoborges

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