Refactor This brings the challenging world of application modernization into the spotlight through friendly conversations with industry luminaries. Join some of the brightest minds in the software world as we dissect macro-trends and emerging technologies, and share ideas for boosting team morale and advancing your career.
In this episode of Refactor This, Bob Quillin (Chief Ecosystem Officer at vFunction) talks about monolithic system architectures and the applications that run on them, namely looking to dispel some myths about working with monoliths, and how modernization options are not a lost cause.
23 Mar 2023
Diving into Refactoring with a Hands-on Architect - Mark Richards
In this episode of Refactor This, we speak with Mark Richards. Mark is a hands-on software architect, author of seven O’Reilly books, including Software Architecture: The Hard Parts, and founder of developertoarchitect.com, a website dedicated to resources and training for developers who are looking to move into architecture. With over three decades of experience in the industry, a majority of those as a software architect, Mark now spends the majority of his time consulting and giving back to the developer community through workshops and trainings.
9 Mar 2023
The Cloud as a Strategic Enabler - Lee Faus
In this episode of Refactor This, we speak with Lee Faus. Lee is a Global Field CTO at GitLab, who frequently talks about #cloud, #devops, and #devsecops, and presented recently at AWS re:Invent. We talk with Lee about how companies are refactoring to stay competitive, how the cloud is a strategic enabler, and how Nasdaq approaches app modernization.
23 Feb 2023
Why Application Modernization is Now a Top Priority for CIOs - Ashmeet Sidana
In this episode of Refactor This, Ashmeet Sidana (Chief Engineer and Founder of Engineering Capital) discusses how the team at Engineering Capital continues to identify big winners when investing in engineering-driven startups, and why he believes so strongly in the power of vFunction for Application Modernization for aging monolithic systems–which has skyrocketed from a nice-to-have to a major priority for global CIOs in the last year.
8 Feb 2023
Zombie Code: Why It’s Bad, And Why Your Legacy Systems Probably Have It - Amir Rapson
In this episode of Refactor This, Amir Rapson (CTO and Co-founder of vFunction) describes Zombie Code, also referred to as "dead code", which is code that isn't accessed, monitored, or observed and frequently appears in legacy systems. We discuss how it accumulates, why it's bad from a technical debt and security perspective, and what developers can do about it.
26 Jan 2023
Microservices, Monoliths, and Tech Debt - Oh My! - Mike Amundsen
In this episode of Refactor This, we speak with Mike Amundsen. Mike is an internationally known author and speaker consulting with organizations around the world on Microservices, APIs, network architecture, and Web development.
12 Jan 2023
Leveraging the Strength of Communities to Modernize - Heather VanCura
In this episode of Refactor This, we speak with Heather VanCura (Senior Director of Standards, Strategy & Architecture at Oracle). Heather is a well-known globe-trotting Java community leader, international keynote speaker, author, fellow podcaster, and Chair of the Java Community Process (JCP).
15 Dec 2022
Modernization and Authentication with, or without, Microservices - Matt Raible
In this episode of Refactor This, we speak with Matt Raible (Developer Advocate at Okta). Matt is a well-known Java Champion, conference speaker, author, and video producer who has an energetic and opinionated take when it comes to modernization efforts with web development, security, and authentication.
1 Dec 2022
Shifting Modernization Paradigms with an Event-Driven Architecture - Tim Berglund
In this episode of Refactor This, we speak with Tim Berglund (VP of Developer Relations at StarTree). Tim is a JavaOne Rockstar, conference speaker, trainer, and author among much else, having spent many years leading developer relations at companies like DataStax and Confluent.
17 Nov 2022
Modernization and Optimization with Java Runtimes and JDKs - Simon Ritter
In this episode of Refactor This, we talk with Simon Ritter (Deputy CTO of Azul Systems). Simon is a Java Champion, frequent conference speaker, and a representative for Azul on the JCP Executive Committee and JSR Expert Groups.
10 Nov 2022
When People, Processes, Politics, and Patterns Matter - Grace Jansen
In this episode of Refactor This, we talk to Grace Jansen (Developer Advocate at IBM) about software modernization, best practices, tools, and stories. Grace is a Java Champion, conference speaker, TechWomen100 Award winner, and former biologist turned software engineer.
27 Oct 2022
The Value of Human-Centered System Design for App Modernization - Holly Cummins, Ph.D
In this episode of Refactor This, we talk to Holly Cummins, Ph.D., (Senior Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat) about software modernization, best practices, tools, and stories. Holly is a Java Champion, O’Reilly author, frequent conference speaker, and currently working on the Quarkus runtime.
13 Oct 2022
Why Modernization Should Be An Architectural Requirement - Markus Eisele
In this episode of Refactor This, we talk to Markus Eisele (Developer Adoption Lead at Red Hat) about software modernization, best practices, tools, and stories. Markus is a Java Champion, former Java EE Expert Group member, founder of the JavaLand conference, and O’Reilly author.
27 Sept 2022
If You Modernize, Complexity Becomes Manageable - James Ward
In this episode of Refactor This, we talk to James Ward. James is a Java Champion, co-host of the Happy Programming Path podcast with Bruce Eckel, long-time technology advocate at companies like Adobe, Salesforce, and Lightbend, and nowadays Kotlin Product Manager at Google.
15 Sept 2022
A New Hope…For Monolithic Applications - Bruno Borges
In this episode of Refactor This, we talk to Bruno Borges. Bruno is a well-known Java Champion, frequent conference speaker, an outspoken thought leader on YAML configuration, and Principal Product Manager at Microsoft.
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