Let's get to those New Years resolutions straight away and attend yet another PHPAmersfoort meetup. This time we're welcomed by the lovely folks over at LEVIY and Matthias Noback will be talking to us about legacy projects.

19:00 Welcome
19:30 Opening by your host Nic Wortel
19:40 Matthias Noback - Brutal refactoring, lying code, the Churn, and other emotional stories from Legacy Land
21:15 Closing and raffle
21:30 Social & Drinks

Brutal refactoring, lying code, the Churn, and other emotional stories from Legacy Land

Working effectively with legacy code isn’t all about creating test harnesses before refactoring algorithms. The “safety first” strategy doesn’t always apply. Not if the code you’re looking at is LYING IN YOUR FACE anyway.

In this talk I’ll show you what brutal refactoring is. I’ll show you the red glowy eyes of the Churn. And I’ll hold up some big warning signs that should prevent you from producing legacy code today.

Table flips allowed.