JavaScript Congress • Nov 24, 2021

How to TDD in legacy code

Gil Zilberfeld

Does your old codebase resist test-driven development? Discover how characterization tests and strategic pre-refactoring can safely untangle complex anti-patterns and bring TDD to legacy systems.

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