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Why we picked it Written from the developer's side of exactly your situation: opening a codebase someone else built and figuring out how bad it is. It gives you a feel for what a good reviewer does in the first hours and what 'I can understand this' versus 'this is a mess' actually looks like. Helps you read the review you get back.
So, You've Inherited a Legacy Codebase
From DaedTech by Erik Dietrich 10 min read
- The first hours reveal how understandable code is
- A good reviewer hunts for a safety net of tests
- Messiness is measured by how safely you can change it
