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Published inNov 2023
Reading LevelIntermediate
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781835089989
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Matt Eland
Matt Eland
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Matt Eland

Matt Eland is a Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence (AI) who has been working with .NET since 2001. Matt has served as a senior engineer, software engineering manager, and .NET programming instructor. He is currently an AI specialist and senior consultant at Leading EDJE near Columbus, Ohio, where he helps companies with their software engineering and data science needs using C# and related technologies. Matt speaks and writes in his community and co-organizes the Central Ohio .NET Developers Group while pursuing a master's degree in data analytics.
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In this chapter, we explored common objections to refactoring code and paying down technical debt and some reasons and remedies for them.

We also talked about communicating technical debt to management, particularly the idea of technical debt being viewed as a risk to the organization’s systems and productivity. We also introduced the idea of using a risk register to track technical debt over time and improve the visibility of technical debt to non-developers.

We closed with a discussion about prioritizing technical debt, getting permission from management for larger refactoring projects, and the importance of trust, communication, and establishing a partnership with management in the remediation effort.

In the next chapter, we’ll explore the value of code standards in terms of minimizing technical debt over time and how to choose an existing standard or build your own.

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Refactoring with C#
Published in: Nov 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781835089989

Author (1)

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Matt Eland

Matt Eland is a Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence (AI) who has been working with .NET since 2001. Matt has served as a senior engineer, software engineering manager, and .NET programming instructor. He is currently an AI specialist and senior consultant at Leading EDJE near Columbus, Ohio, where he helps companies with their software engineering and data science needs using C# and related technologies. Matt speaks and writes in his community and co-organizes the Central Ohio .NET Developers Group while pursuing a master's degree in data analytics.
Read more about Matt Eland