Quickly and Safely Refactoring Legacy Code

Refactoring can make code easier to understand and safer to work with, but refactoring itself is often risky and time-consuming. In this talk Jason shares techniques he’s used to refactor code speedily while minimizing the chances anything breaks in the process.

About Jason Swett

Jason Swett is a developer, speaker, trainer, author and host of The Rails with Jason podcast. Since putting his first website online in 1996, Jason has worked with organizations like AT&T, Lenovo, VMware, HP, Dow Jones, Deloitte, Kroger, Liberty Mutual and the University of Chicago. He has given talks or taught classes in several countries including the United States, India, The Netherlands, Bulgaria and Nigeria. Jason lives in Sand Lake, Michigan with his wife and two kids.