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Renovate to Innovate: Fundamentals of transforming legacy architecture
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Aug 6, 2025
Renovating old buildings and homes is commonplace, but why is technological renovation often overlooked? Just like a big home renovation adds to the quality of life, a successful architectural renovation has an outsized impact on the pace of innovation. Yet, why are software migrations perceived negatively? Frequently, it stems from past encounters with projects that were disruptive, costly, and executed poorly. In this talk, I outline my learnings on gracefully outgrowing technology and architectural choices, based on my experience scaling payment orchestration at Netflix to 250M members and preparing for the next 250M. You'll leave this session equipped with cognitive frameworks for evaluating architectural health and tactics to overcome common hurdles to transforming legacy architecture. I share battle-tested strategies for successfully navigating a ground-up architectural revamp to unlock innovation and enhance business value. š Conference Website: https://softwarearchitecture.live šŗ CSharp TV - Dev Streaming Destination http://csharp.tv š C# Corner - Community of Software and Data Developers https://www.c-sharpcorner.com #CSharpTV #CSharpCorner #CSharp #SoftwareArchitectureConf
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hello everyone welcome to my talk um
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hello everyone welcome to my talk um
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hello everyone welcome to my talk um renovate to innovate the fundamentals of
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renovate to innovate the fundamentals of
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renovate to innovate the fundamentals of transforming Legacy architecture I'm
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transforming Legacy architecture I'm
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transforming Legacy architecture I'm excited to be speaking at the software
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excited to be speaking at the software
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excited to be speaking at the software engineer software architecture
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engineer software architecture
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engineer software architecture conference today so thank you for having
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conference today so thank you for having
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conference today so thank you for having me just a little bit about myself first
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me just a little bit about myself first
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me just a little bit about myself first I am Rashmi vug gopal and I'm currently
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I am Rashmi vug gopal and I'm currently
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I am Rashmi vug gopal and I'm currently a senior software engineer at Netflix
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a senior software engineer at Netflix
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a senior software engineer at Netflix I'm part of growth engineering where my
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I'm part of growth engineering where my
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I'm part of growth engineering where my team focuses on enabling seamless
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team focuses on enabling seamless
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team focuses on enabling seamless payment experiences for consumers
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payment experiences for consumers
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payment experiences for consumers signing up for Netflix I've worked with
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signing up for Netflix I've worked with
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signing up for Netflix I've worked with Microsoft and Uber in the past and as a
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Microsoft and Uber in the past and as a
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Microsoft and Uber in the past and as a software engineer I spent the last
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software engineer I spent the last
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software engineer I spent the last decade building and operating reliable
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decade building and operating reliable
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decade building and operating reliable distributed systems at
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distributed systems at
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distributed systems at scale okay so with my intro out of the
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scale okay so with my intro out of the
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scale okay so with my intro out of the way let's Dive Right In
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way let's Dive Right In
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way let's Dive Right In our agenda for
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our agenda for
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our agenda for today we'll begin with what Legacy means
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today we'll begin with what Legacy means
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today we'll begin with what Legacy means and how I Define legacy
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and how I Define legacy
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and how I Define legacy systems next we'll talk about why
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systems next we'll talk about why
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systems next we'll talk about why systems become Legacy in the first
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systems become Legacy in the first
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systems become Legacy in the first place we'll review what technical
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place we'll review what technical
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place we'll review what technical renovation means and when it is most
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renovation means and when it is most
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renovation means and when it is most appropriate to do
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appropriate to do
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appropriate to do one we'll spend the majority of of time
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one we'll spend the majority of of time
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one we'll spend the majority of of time on the guiding principles and best
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on the guiding principles and best
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on the guiding principles and best practices for technical renovation
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practices for technical renovation
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practices for technical renovation that'll be the Crux of the talk before
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that'll be the Crux of the talk before
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that'll be the Crux of the talk before we wrap
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up
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up
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up so what's the first thing that comes to
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so what's the first thing that comes to
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so what's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word
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mind when you think of the word
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mind when you think of the word legacy if you're open to sharing you
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legacy if you're open to sharing you
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legacy if you're open to sharing you know feel free to drop some words on the
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know feel free to drop some words on the
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know feel free to drop some words on the chat
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I have you know I basically have a word
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I have you know I basically have a word
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I have you know I basically have a word cloud of from open AI for the word
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cloud of from open AI for the word
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cloud of from open AI for the word legacy as you can tell there's a few
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legacy as you can tell there's a few
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legacy as you can tell there's a few different ways of thinking about
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different ways of thinking about
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different ways of thinking about Legacy so the term Legacy is quite
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overloaded so it's useful to spend a
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overloaded so it's useful to spend a
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overloaded so it's useful to spend a couple of minutes to get on the same
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couple of minutes to get on the same
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couple of minutes to get on the same page about what Legacy systems mean in
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page about what Legacy systems mean in
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page about what Legacy systems mean in the context of this
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talk I Define legacy system or a a
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talk I Define legacy system or a a
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talk I Define legacy system or a a software system is Legacy or on its way
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software system is Legacy or on its way
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software system is Legacy or on its way to becoming Legacy if it hinders the
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to becoming Legacy if it hinders the
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to becoming Legacy if it hinders the organization's ability to meet or keep
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organization's ability to meet or keep
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organization's ability to meet or keep up with business
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up with business
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up with business requirements let's make this more
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requirements let's make this more
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requirements let's make this more concrete and talk through some telltale
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concrete and talk through some telltale
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concrete and talk through some telltale signs of systems that are unable to keep
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signs of systems that are unable to keep
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signs of systems that are unable to keep up with business
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requirements when there's a decrease in
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requirements when there's a decrease in
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requirements when there's a decrease in Innovation
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Innovation
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Innovation velocity so as your software systems get
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velocity so as your software systems get
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velocity so as your software systems get more and more complex even a simple
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more and more complex even a simple
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more and more complex even a simple change can take a disproportionate
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change can take a disproportionate
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change can take a disproportionate amount of
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amount of
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amount of time product and project managers expect
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time product and project managers expect
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time product and project managers expect productivity to scale linearly with
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productivity to scale linearly with
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productivity to scale linearly with complexity engineer know better you know
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complexity engineer know better you know
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complexity engineer know better you know we're close to the ground and our past
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we're close to the ground and our past
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we're close to the ground and our past experience has primed us to be more
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pragmatic it is a sign of a legacy
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pragmatic it is a sign of a legacy
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pragmatic it is a sign of a legacy system when the reality of how long it
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system when the reality of how long it
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system when the reality of how long it takes to roll out A change is far from
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takes to roll out A change is far from
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takes to roll out A change is far from the
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the
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the expectation and this is driven by an
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expectation and this is driven by an
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expectation and this is driven by an increase in
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complexity there are numerous sources of
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complexity there are numerous sources of
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complexity there are numerous sources of complexity in software engineering you
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complexity in software engineering you
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complexity in software engineering you know work across multiple teams involves
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know work across multiple teams involves
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know work across multiple teams involves coordination
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coordination
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coordination tax a lack of established boundary
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tax a lack of established boundary
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tax a lack of established boundary between teams makes it difficult to
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between teams makes it difficult to
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between teams makes it difficult to release isolated
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release isolated
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release isolated changes a lack of investment in
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changes a lack of investment in
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changes a lack of investment in observability Automation and testing
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observability Automation and testing
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observability Automation and testing leads to high operational costs just for
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leads to high operational costs just for
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leads to high operational costs just for keeping the lights
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keeping the lights
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keeping the lights on to recap there are various sources of
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on to recap there are various sources of
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on to recap there are various sources of complexity and as it go goes up the
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complexity and as it go goes up the
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complexity and as it go goes up the developer produ productivity and
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developer produ productivity and
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developer produ productivity and Innovation velocity comes
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down another sign of Legacy system is
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down another sign of Legacy system is
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down another sign of Legacy system is when the quality of experience starts to
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when the quality of experience starts to
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when the quality of experience starts to degrade QE measures the overall
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degrade QE measures the overall
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degrade QE measures the overall satisfaction of end users when they
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satisfaction of end users when they
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satisfaction of end users when they interact with the
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interact with the
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interact with the system I'm sure we've all experienced
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system I'm sure we've all experienced
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system I'm sure we've all experienced the very real frustration of waiting
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the very real frustration of waiting
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the very real frustration of waiting many seconds for a screen to
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many seconds for a screen to
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many seconds for a screen to load in fact Amazon has an Infamous
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load in fact Amazon has an Infamous
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load in fact Amazon has an Infamous study that quantifies the impact of
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study that quantifies the impact of
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study that quantifies the impact of latency to their
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latency to their
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latency to their business they find that every 100
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business they find that every 100
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business they find that every 100 millisecond increase in latency impacts
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millisecond increase in latency impacts
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millisecond increase in latency impacts their sales by
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their sales by
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their sales by 1% to recap a dip in quality of
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1% to recap a dip in quality of
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1% to recap a dip in quality of experience despite a best effort to tune
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experience despite a best effort to tune
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experience despite a best effort to tune them is a sign of a legacy
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system another signal is when it becomes
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system another signal is when it becomes
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system another signal is when it becomes consistently difficult to scale the
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consistently difficult to scale the
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consistently difficult to scale the system for increased user load and user
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system for increased user load and user
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system for increased user load and user demand as your business evolves you will
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demand as your business evolves you will
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demand as your business evolves you will find that the software infrastructure
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find that the software infrastructure
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find that the software infrastructure that was set up to serve you know a
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that was set up to serve you know a
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that was set up to serve you know a couple million users well is not going
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couple million users well is not going
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couple million users well is not going to be suitable to to serve a billion
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to be suitable to to serve a billion
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to be suitable to to serve a billion users
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users
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users well A system that is is not able to
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well A system that is is not able to
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well A system that is is not able to keep up with an increase in data load or
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keep up with an increase in data load or
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keep up with an increase in data load or user volume is on its way to becoming
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Legacy in
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Legacy in
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Legacy in summary it is a sign of a legacy system
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summary it is a sign of a legacy system
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summary it is a sign of a legacy system when it consistently becomes difficult
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when it consistently becomes difficult
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when it consistently becomes difficult to add new features or even make
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to add new features or even make
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to add new features or even make changes and both of these are required
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changes and both of these are required
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changes and both of these are required to keep up with the business needs
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now that we've covered what I mean by
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now that we've covered what I mean by
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now that we've covered what I mean by Legacy let's talk about why software
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Legacy let's talk about why software
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Legacy let's talk about why software systems become Legacy in the first
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place the most obvious reason is the
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place the most obvious reason is the
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place the most obvious reason is the rapid Pace at which technology advances
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today just like devices get
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today just like devices get
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today just like devices get outdated systems that were once
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outdated systems that were once
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outdated systems that were once considered Cutting Edge struggle to keep
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considered Cutting Edge struggle to keep
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considered Cutting Edge struggle to keep up with modern industry standards just a
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up with modern industry standards just a
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up with modern industry standards just a few years down the line as their
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few years down the line as their
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few years down the line as their technology choices become
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technology choices become
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technology choices become outdated in addition to this obvious
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outdated in addition to this obvious
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outdated in addition to this obvious reason there are two schools of thought
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reason there are two schools of thought
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reason there are two schools of thought that explain software
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that explain software
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that explain software degradation the first is bit rot
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degradation the first is bit rot
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degradation the first is bit rot Theory this states that software
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Theory this states that software
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Theory this states that software gradually degrades over time due to
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gradually degrades over time due to
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gradually degrades over time due to incremental changes to itself or its
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surroundings some examples of bit rot
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surroundings some examples of bit rot
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surroundings some examples of bit rot are code
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are code
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are code duplication lack of documentation or a
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duplication lack of documentation or a
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duplication lack of documentation or a loss of
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loss of
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loss of knowledge the primary driving Factor
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knowledge the primary driving Factor
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knowledge the primary driving Factor here are project deadlines and the real
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here are project deadlines and the real
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here are project deadlines and the real tradeoffs that engineers make to be able
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tradeoffs that engineers make to be able
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tradeoffs that engineers make to be able to meet
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to meet
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to meet them bitrot can be kept in check by
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them bitrot can be kept in check by
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them bitrot can be kept in check by following you know all the software
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following you know all the software
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following you know all the software engineering best practices but despite a
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engineering best practices but despite a
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engineering best practices but despite a best efforts they will will accumulate
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best efforts they will will accumulate
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best efforts they will will accumulate over
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time the law of architectural entropy
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time the law of architectural entropy
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time the law of architectural entropy states that software systems eventually
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states that software systems eventually
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states that software systems eventually lose their
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lose their
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lose their integrity when features are added
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integrity when features are added
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integrity when features are added without much consideration of the
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without much consideration of the
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without much consideration of the original
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architecture as companies evolve their
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architecture as companies evolve their
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architecture as companies evolve their business model it is surprisingly common
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business model it is surprisingly common
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business model it is surprisingly common for teams to extend their existing
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for teams to extend their existing
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for teams to extend their existing services to find the product mark Market
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services to find the product mark Market
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services to find the product mark Market fit for the new business
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areas imagine the growth journey of an
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areas imagine the growth journey of an
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areas imagine the growth journey of an e-commerce platform at the early stages
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e-commerce platform at the early stages
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e-commerce platform at the early stages having the perfect architecture is not a
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having the perfect architecture is not a
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having the perfect architecture is not a priority they're focused on establishing
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priority they're focused on establishing
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priority they're focused on establishing a successful
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a successful
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a successful business so the architecture evolves
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business so the architecture evolves
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business so the architecture evolves very quickly and is driven by business
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very quickly and is driven by business
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very quickly and is driven by business needs like can we render order history
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needs like can we render order history
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needs like can we render order history for users how can we add the the ability
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for users how can we add the the ability
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for users how can we add the the ability to recommend products based on their
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to recommend products based on their
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to recommend products based on their past purchases Etc and in this example
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past purchases Etc and in this example
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past purchases Etc and in this example every new feature is added to the
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every new feature is added to the
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every new feature is added to the existing monolith steadily increasing
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existing monolith steadily increasing
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existing monolith steadily increasing the architectural
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the architectural
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the architectural entropy so architectural entropy to
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entropy so architectural entropy to
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entropy so architectural entropy to recap is attributed to updates and
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recap is attributed to updates and
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recap is attributed to updates and extensions that introduce more
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extensions that introduce more
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extensions that introduce more capability to a system than it was
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capability to a system than it was
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capability to a system than it was originally built to
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handle in the real world software
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handle in the real world software
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handle in the real world software systems are affected by all of these
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systems are affected by all of these
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systems are affected by all of these phenomena this explains why outdated and
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phenomena this explains why outdated and
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phenomena this explains why outdated and Legacy systems are more common place
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Legacy systems are more common place
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Legacy systems are more common place than we'd like them to
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than we'd like them to
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than we'd like them to be now that we've established that
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be now that we've established that
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be now that we've established that Legacy systems are common
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Legacy systems are common
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Legacy systems are common place let's ask
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place let's ask
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place let's ask ourselves do we proactively improve the
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ourselves do we proactively improve the
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ourselves do we proactively improve the state of our software systems
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state of our software systems
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state of our software systems I
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wish the inevitability of software
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wish the inevitability of software
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wish the inevitability of software degradation on one hand driven by
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degradation on one hand driven by
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degradation on one hand driven by entropy bitrot and technical
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entropy bitrot and technical
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entropy bitrot and technical advancements combined with the lack of
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advancements combined with the lack of
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advancements combined with the lack of always I mean I'm not saying this always
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always I mean I'm not saying this always
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always I mean I'm not saying this always happens but often the lack of
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happens but often the lack of
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happens but often the lack of proactiveness in addressing them on the
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proactiveness in addressing them on the
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proactiveness in addressing them on the other hand leaves us with systems that
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other hand leaves us with systems that
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other hand leaves us with systems that are difficult to understand maintain and
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are difficult to understand maintain and
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are difficult to understand maintain and extend
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extend
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extend and that brings us to technical
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and that brings us to technical
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and that brings us to technical renovation so what does technical
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renovation so what does technical
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renovation so what does technical renovation actually
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mean I Define technical renovation as
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mean I Define technical renovation as
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mean I Define technical renovation as the act of upgrading or replacing
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the act of upgrading or replacing
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the act of upgrading or replacing outdated Systems and Technology to
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outdated Systems and Technology to
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outdated Systems and Technology to improve the state of your software
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systems often I get asked hey but how
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systems often I get asked hey but how
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systems often I get asked hey but how about re factoring how does that fit
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about re factoring how does that fit
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about re factoring how does that fit into technical
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renovation I view refactoring similar to
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renovation I view refactoring similar to
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renovation I view refactoring similar to organizing your
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organizing your
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organizing your closet much like refactoring organizing
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closet much like refactoring organizing
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closet much like refactoring organizing involves moving things around this makes
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involves moving things around this makes
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involves moving things around this makes it easy to access all pieces of your
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it easy to access all pieces of your
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it easy to access all pieces of your clothing hey you might even get rid of
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clothing hey you might even get rid of
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clothing hey you might even get rid of some stuff to create
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some stuff to create
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some stuff to create space and it also has the side effect of
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space and it also has the side effect of
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space and it also has the side effect of reminding you what you already have and
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reminding you what you already have and
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reminding you what you already have and that could influence your future
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that could influence your future
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that could influence your future wardrobe
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Investments sticking with the closet
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Investments sticking with the closet
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Investments sticking with the closet analogy renovation is when you break
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analogy renovation is when you break
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analogy renovation is when you break down the Walls to replace your regular
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down the Walls to replace your regular
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down the Walls to replace your regular closet with a walk-in one renovation
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closet with a walk-in one renovation
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closet with a walk-in one renovation goes beyond just moving things around or
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goes beyond just moving things around or
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goes beyond just moving things around or getting rid of things renovation is when
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getting rid of things renovation is when
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getting rid of things renovation is when you make a drastic change that shakes
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you make a drastic change that shakes
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you make a drastic change that shakes things up and the end result result
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things up and the end result result
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things up and the end result result gives you capabilities that you didn't
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gives you capabilities that you didn't
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gives you capabilities that you didn't have
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before that said refactoring is very
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before that said refactoring is very
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before that said refactoring is very important and it can occur a lot more
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important and it can occur a lot more
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important and it can occur a lot more frequently than a
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frequently than a
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frequently than a renovation refactoring is a valid
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renovation refactoring is a valid
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renovation refactoring is a valid strategy to maintain a healthy code base
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strategy to maintain a healthy code base
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strategy to maintain a healthy code base and there are a lot of benefits to
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and there are a lot of benefits to
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and there are a lot of benefits to maintaining a healthy Cod piece besides
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maintaining a healthy Cod piece besides
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maintaining a healthy Cod piece besides making technical renovation easier than
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making technical renovation easier than
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making technical renovation easier than it would otherwise be the sheer Joy of
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it would otherwise be the sheer Joy of
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it would otherwise be the sheer Joy of working in a refactored and readable and
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working in a refactored and readable and
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working in a refactored and readable and extendable code base is
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extendable code base is
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extendable code base is unmatched okay so now that we've
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unmatched okay so now that we've
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unmatched okay so now that we've established what technical renovation is
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established what technical renovation is
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established what technical renovation is and how it's different from
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and how it's different from
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and how it's different from refactoring let's review some scenarios
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refactoring let's review some scenarios
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refactoring let's review some scenarios that make technical renovation a
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that make technical renovation a
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that make technical renovation a compelling
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approach when there is a new or
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approach when there is a new or
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approach when there is a new or diverging business need
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diverging business need
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diverging business need attempting to reuse the existing systems
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attempting to reuse the existing systems
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attempting to reuse the existing systems to solve for it introduces complexity
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to solve for it introduces complexity
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to solve for it introduces complexity and we've already talked about how
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and we've already talked about how
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and we've already talked about how complexity slows down Innovation
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complexity slows down Innovation
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complexity slows down Innovation velocity let's look at an example of a
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velocity let's look at an example of a
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velocity let's look at an example of a business driven renovation and Netflix
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business driven renovation and Netflix
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business driven renovation and Netflix is a good use case for that the company
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is a good use case for that the company
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is a good use case for that the company has evolved from a DVD distribution
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has evolved from a DVD distribution
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has evolved from a DVD distribution service to a streaming
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service to a streaming
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service to a streaming service the capabilities that were
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service the capabilities that were
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service the capabilities that were required re ired to deliver DVDs is very
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required re ired to deliver DVDs is very
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required re ired to deliver DVDs is very different from the capabilities required
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different from the capabilities required
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different from the capabilities required to stream video on
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to stream video on
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to stream video on demand so the systems that serve Netflix
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demand so the systems that serve Netflix
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demand so the systems that serve Netflix well in the DVD era aren't going to be
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well in the DVD era aren't going to be
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well in the DVD era aren't going to be sufficient to run a successful streaming
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sufficient to run a successful streaming
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sufficient to run a successful streaming service this drastic change in the
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service this drastic change in the
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service this drastic change in the business need eventually calls for a
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business need eventually calls for a
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business need eventually calls for a technical
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technical
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technical renovation the takeaway here is that
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renovation the takeaway here is that
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renovation the takeaway here is that architecting software involves making
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architecting software involves making
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architecting software involves making some broad and fundamental assumptions
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some broad and fundamental assumptions
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some broad and fundamental assumptions and they're hard to adapt when the
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and they're hard to adapt when the
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and they're hard to adapt when the business context changes
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drastically another example is
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drastically another example is
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drastically another example is modernizing your technology stack and
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modernizing your technology stack and
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modernizing your technology stack and this specifically is an example of a
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this specifically is an example of a
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this specifically is an example of a ecosystem driven
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ecosystem driven
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ecosystem driven renovation if you're going from having a
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renovation if you're going from having a
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renovation if you're going from having a python service you know that hosts rest
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python service you know that hosts rest
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python service you know that hosts rest apis to then a Java service that's
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apis to then a Java service that's
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apis to then a Java service that's behind a graphql Gateway just
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behind a graphql Gateway just
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behind a graphql Gateway just refactoring isn't going to cut it you
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refactoring isn't going to cut it you
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refactoring isn't going to cut it you need a technical renovation to modernize
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need a technical renovation to modernize
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need a technical renovation to modernize your
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software sometimes software systems turn
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software sometimes software systems turn
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software sometimes software systems turn out to be more successful than anyone
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out to be more successful than anyone
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out to be more successful than anyone imagined they would while this
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imagined they would while this
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imagined they would while this specifically is a good problem to have
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specifically is a good problem to have
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specifically is a good problem to have it also means that the architecture and
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it also means that the architecture and
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it also means that the architecture and the systems stick around for
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the systems stick around for
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the systems stick around for longer and and this unexpected longevity
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longer and and this unexpected longevity
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longer and and this unexpected longevity results in a significant accumulation of
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results in a significant accumulation of
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results in a significant accumulation of tech
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tech
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tech debt and that becomes extremely costly
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debt and that becomes extremely costly
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debt and that becomes extremely costly to address just with refactoring making
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to address just with refactoring making
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to address just with refactoring making a technical renovation a necessity to
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a technical renovation a necessity to
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a technical renovation a necessity to improve the state of the software
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improve the state of the software
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improve the state of the software systems and the architectural
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Health now that we've identified a few
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Health now that we've identified a few
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Health now that we've identified a few scenarios that warrant a technical
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scenarios that warrant a technical
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scenarios that warrant a technical renovation
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renovation
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renovation let's talk about how to approach one and
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let's talk about how to approach one and
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let's talk about how to approach one and today I'd like to share five guiding
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today I'd like to share five guiding
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today I'd like to share five guiding principles to maximize the success of
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principles to maximize the success of
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principles to maximize the success of your technical
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renovation make it work make it right
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renovation make it work make it right
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renovation make it work make it right make it
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make it
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make it fast this quote from Kent Beck
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fast this quote from Kent Beck
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fast this quote from Kent Beck encapsulates my approach to any new work
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encapsulates my approach to any new work
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encapsulates my approach to any new work not just Renovations and it is my first
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not just Renovations and it is my first
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not just Renovations and it is my first guiding principle for a good
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guiding principle for a good
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guiding principle for a good reason technical renovation is a huge
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reason technical renovation is a huge
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reason technical renovation is a huge undertaking and prioritizing can be a
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undertaking and prioritizing can be a
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undertaking and prioritizing can be a very daunting
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very daunting
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very daunting Affair identifying what we should be
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Affair identifying what we should be
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Affair identifying what we should be doing first and what can be left for
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doing first and what can be left for
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doing first and what can be left for later is a question that is kept me up
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later is a question that is kept me up
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later is a question that is kept me up at
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at
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at night Kent suggests that our first
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night Kent suggests that our first
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night Kent suggests that our first priority should be to focus on making it
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priority should be to focus on making it
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priority should be to focus on making it work beat the analysis paralysis by
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work beat the analysis paralysis by
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work beat the analysis paralysis by doing the simplest thing that just
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doing the simplest thing that just
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doing the simplest thing that just works because guess what you're out of
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works because guess what you're out of
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works because guess what you're out of business if you don't have a system that
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business if you don't have a system that
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business if you don't have a system that doesn't get the job
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doesn't get the job
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doesn't get the job done then make it right this stage is a
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done then make it right this stage is a
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done then make it right this stage is a good time to prioritize extensibility
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good time to prioritize extensibility
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good time to prioritize extensibility readability and
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readability and
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readability and adaptability this is also we you have to
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adaptability this is also we you have to
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adaptability this is also we you have to be mindful to resist the temptation to
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be mindful to resist the temptation to
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be mindful to resist the temptation to over
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over
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over engineer as a general rule of thumb if
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engineer as a general rule of thumb if
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engineer as a general rule of thumb if you don't regret any of your early
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you don't regret any of your early
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you don't regret any of your early decisions chances are you over
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engineered finally make it fast now is a
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engineered finally make it fast now is a
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engineered finally make it fast now is a good time to prioritize
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good time to prioritize
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good time to prioritize performance make the necessary tweaks to
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performance make the necessary tweaks to
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performance make the necessary tweaks to the quality of experience metrics that a
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the quality of experience metrics that a
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the quality of experience metrics that a tabl takes to serve your business
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tabl takes to serve your business
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tabl takes to serve your business well so this structured approach to
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well so this structured approach to
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well so this structured approach to tackling the various aspects of a
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tackling the various aspects of a
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tackling the various aspects of a technical renovation
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technical renovation
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technical renovation helps break up a daunting Endeavor into
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helps break up a daunting Endeavor into
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helps break up a daunting Endeavor into manageable Milestones giving you the
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manageable Milestones giving you the
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manageable Milestones giving you the clarity you need to focus on the right
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clarity you need to focus on the right
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clarity you need to focus on the right things at the right
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time my second guiding principle is
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time my second guiding principle is
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time my second guiding principle is evolutionary
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architecture internalize the fact that
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architecture internalize the fact that
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architecture internalize the fact that complex systems cannot be fully designed
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complex systems cannot be fully designed
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complex systems cannot be fully designed upfront building software in a rapidly
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upfront building software in a rapidly
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upfront building software in a rapidly changing environment comes with many
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changing environment comes with many
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changing environment comes with many unknowns and
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unknowns and
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unknowns and surprises so evolving your architecture
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surprises so evolving your architecture
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surprises so evolving your architecture as you go is more
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pragmatic so first start by defining a
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pragmatic so first start by defining a
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pragmatic so first start by defining a set of Fitness functions that represent
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set of Fitness functions that represent
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set of Fitness functions that represent the desired qualities of your end State
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the desired qualities of your end State
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the desired qualities of your end State such as performance security and
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such as performance security and
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such as performance security and scalability once you've picked the
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scalability once you've picked the
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scalability once you've picked the system qualities that matter the most to
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system qualities that matter the most to
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system qualities that matter the most to you use that to then guide your decision
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you use that to then guide your decision
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you use that to then guide your decision making this ensures that your
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making this ensures that your
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making this ensures that your architecture is evolving in the
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architecture is evolving in the
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architecture is evolving in the direction that is right for you and your
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direction that is right for you and your
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direction that is right for you and your organization's
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priorities adopt a continuous delivery
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priorities adopt a continuous delivery
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priorities adopt a continuous delivery practice this helps reliably release
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practice this helps reliably release
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practice this helps reliably release changes
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changes
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changes frequently automate all the steps
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frequently automate all the steps
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frequently automate all the steps between developing a feature to
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between developing a feature to
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between developing a feature to releasing a
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releasing a
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releasing a feature this provides the fast feedback
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feature this provides the fast feedback
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feature this provides the fast feedback loop that helps your team AB test and
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loop that helps your team AB test and
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loop that helps your team AB test and experiment your changes out in the wild
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experiment your changes out in the wild
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experiment your changes out in the wild in the real
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in the real
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in the real world and experimentation in general is
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world and experimentation in general is
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world and experimentation in general is key to maintaining High Innovation
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velocity that brings us to incremental
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velocity that brings us to incremental
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velocity that brings us to incremental changes and this is the Crux of
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changes and this is the Crux of
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changes and this is the Crux of evolutionary
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evolutionary
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evolutionary architecture create an environment that
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architecture create an environment that
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architecture create an environment that is conducive to making small changes and
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is conducive to making small changes and
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is conducive to making small changes and validate your technical decisions along
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validate your technical decisions along
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validate your technical decisions along the
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the
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the way first pilot your renovation
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way first pilot your renovation
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way first pilot your renovation architecture in a low stakes environment
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architecture in a low stakes environment
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architecture in a low stakes environment in an area that is not as business
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in an area that is not as business
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in an area that is not as business critical and once the pilot proves
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critical and once the pilot proves
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critical and once the pilot proves successful expand your renovation to
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successful expand your renovation to
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successful expand your renovation to more business critical
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areas in
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areas in
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areas in summary you should expect your
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summary you should expect your
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summary you should expect your requirements to grow and evolve it's a
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requirements to grow and evolve it's a
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requirements to grow and evolve it's a given that that's not going to stay
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given that that's not going to stay
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given that that's not going to stay constant so make incremental changes
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constant so make incremental changes
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constant so make incremental changes validate your architecture against your
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validate your architecture against your
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validate your architecture against your Fitness functions AB test and experiment
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Fitness functions AB test and experiment
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Fitness functions AB test and experiment your changes in with real users and
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your changes in with real users and
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your changes in with real users and iterate from there to make more
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iterate from there to make more
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iterate from there to make more incremental
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incremental
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incremental changes so this process is critical for
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changes so this process is critical for
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changes so this process is critical for the long-term success of your renovation
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the long-term success of your renovation
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the long-term success of your renovation initiative because it ensures that your
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initiative because it ensures that your
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initiative because it ensures that your architect cure is adapting in line with
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architect cure is adapting in line with
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architect cure is adapting in line with the business
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needs on to the third guiding
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principle no organization or company
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principle no organization or company
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principle no organization or company will stop doing new
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will stop doing new
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will stop doing new work it is wishful thinking to hope for
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work it is wishful thinking to hope for
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work it is wishful thinking to hope for a dedicated renovation window that is
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a dedicated renovation window that is
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a dedicated renovation window that is uninterrupted by new feature
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uninterrupted by new feature
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uninterrupted by new feature requests so the ability to Main maintain
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requests so the ability to Main maintain
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requests so the ability to Main maintain feature development velocity in parallel
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feature development velocity in parallel
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feature development velocity in parallel with the renovation initiative becomes a
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with the renovation initiative becomes a
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with the renovation initiative becomes a prerequisite for
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Success it is equally important to
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Success it is equally important to
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Success it is equally important to strike the right balance between the
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strike the right balance between the
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strike the right balance between the extent of overlap between feature
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extent of overlap between feature
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extent of overlap between feature Innovation and feature
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Innovation and feature
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Innovation and feature renovation imagine a scenario where you
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renovation imagine a scenario where you
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renovation imagine a scenario where you combine Innovation and renovation
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combine Innovation and renovation
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combine Innovation and renovation oriented steps in your project for a
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oriented steps in your project for a
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oriented steps in your project for a large number of
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large number of
21:29
large number of components so now you're AB testing and
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components so now you're AB testing and
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components so now you're AB testing and experimenting your changes to ensure
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experimenting your changes to ensure
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experimenting your changes to ensure they're not inadvertently harming your
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they're not inadvertently harming your
21:37
they're not inadvertently harming your business
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business
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business metrics and there's two possible
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metrics and there's two possible
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metrics and there's two possible outcomes here outcome a the test is
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outcomes here outcome a the test is
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outcomes here outcome a the test is green indicates no harm that's great
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green indicates no harm that's great
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green indicates no harm that's great news cuz all is
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news cuz all is
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news cuz all is well but if it is the outcome B where
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well but if it is the outcome B where
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well but if it is the outcome B where your test is
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your test is
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your test is negative then we need to be able to
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negative then we need to be able to
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negative then we need to be able to identify what is causing the
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identify what is causing the
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identify what is causing the regression are the renovation related
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regression are the renovation related
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regression are the renovation related changes the contributing factor here or
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changes the contributing factor here or
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changes the contributing factor here or is it the Innovation components that's
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is it the Innovation components that's
22:08
is it the Innovation components that's causing the dip in your metric maybe
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causing the dip in your metric maybe
22:11
causing the dip in your metric maybe it's both but debugging to pinpoint the
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it's both but debugging to pinpoint the
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it's both but debugging to pinpoint the problematic changes can become a painful
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problematic changes can become a painful
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problematic changes can become a painful Endeavor because of how entangled they
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Endeavor because of how entangled they
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Endeavor because of how entangled they both
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both
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both are so the take away here is that the
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are so the take away here is that the
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are so the take away here is that the two birds in one stone approach is not
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two birds in one stone approach is not
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two birds in one stone approach is not always a
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always a
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always a appropriate on the other end of the
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appropriate on the other end of the
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appropriate on the other end of the spectrum is enforcing that each new
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spectrum is enforcing that each new
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spectrum is enforcing that each new change has to either be an innovation
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change has to either be an innovation
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change has to either be an innovation step or a renovation step but never
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step or a renovation step but never
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step or a renovation step but never both this is also not practical because
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both this is also not practical because
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both this is also not practical because it becomes expensive and timec consuming
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it becomes expensive and timec consuming
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it becomes expensive and timec consuming to create an environment where only one
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to create an environment where only one
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to create an environment where only one thing changes at a time a more pragmatic
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thing changes at a time a more pragmatic
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thing changes at a time a more pragmatic approach would be to apply good judgment
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approach would be to apply good judgment
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approach would be to apply good judgment on the right extent of
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on the right extent of
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on the right extent of overlap so in summary it is worth the
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overlap so in summary it is worth the
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overlap so in summary it is worth the trouble to sequence the renovation and
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trouble to sequence the renovation and
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trouble to sequence the renovation and Innovation steps for business critical
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Innovation steps for business critical
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Innovation steps for business critical areas but then lean into risk to combine
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areas but then lean into risk to combine
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areas but then lean into risk to combine both for less sensitive features in the
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both for less sensitive features in the
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both for less sensitive features in the spirit of increasing the overall
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spirit of increasing the overall
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spirit of increasing the overall execution velocity for your
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project on to our fourth guiding
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project on to our fourth guiding
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project on to our fourth guiding principle
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deprecation driven development focuses
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deprecation driven development focuses
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deprecation driven development focuses on what we're gaining by deprecating as
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on what we're gaining by deprecating as
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on what we're gaining by deprecating as opposed to what we
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opposed to what we
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opposed to what we lose this approach makes the case that
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lose this approach makes the case that
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lose this approach makes the case that systematically removing obsolete
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systematically removing obsolete
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systematically removing obsolete technology is a prerequisite for healthy
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technology is a prerequisite for healthy
23:49
technology is a prerequisite for healthy software engineering life
23:51
software engineering life
23:51
software engineering life cycle so having this common
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cycle so having this common
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cycle so having this common understanding of the critical role of
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understanding of the critical role of
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understanding of the critical role of deprecation is essential IAL for
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deprecation is essential IAL for
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deprecation is essential IAL for everyone involved in building
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everyone involved in building
24:01
everyone involved in building software it is our Collective
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software it is our Collective
24:04
software it is our Collective responsibility as developers PMs and
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responsibility as developers PMs and
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responsibility as developers PMs and managers to recognize that not all
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managers to recognize that not all
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managers to recognize that not all features stand to benefit from a
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features stand to benefit from a
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features stand to benefit from a renovation be honest about
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renovation be honest about
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renovation be honest about components you know like features that
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components you know like features that
24:20
components you know like features that are in the maintenance mode or features
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are in the maintenance mode or features
24:22
are in the maintenance mode or features that don't significantly contribute to
24:24
that don't significantly contribute to
24:24
that don't significantly contribute to your business that are better off left
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your business that are better off left
24:27
your business that are better off left in the Legacy system because the return
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in the Legacy system because the return
24:30
in the Legacy system because the return on
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on
24:30
on investment just does just doesn't
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investment just does just doesn't
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investment just does just doesn't justify the cost and the effort required
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justify the cost and the effort required
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justify the cost and the effort required to renovate
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to renovate
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to renovate them this intentional cost benefit
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them this intentional cost benefit
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them this intentional cost benefit analysis has the ability to reveal what
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analysis has the ability to reveal what
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analysis has the ability to reveal what is beneficial for you and your
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is beneficial for you and your
24:47
is beneficial for you and your organization that said deprecation is a
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organization that said deprecation is a
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organization that said deprecation is a delicate process and it requires
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delicate process and it requires
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delicate process and it requires thoughtful execution so come up with a
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thoughtful execution so come up with a
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thoughtful execution so come up with a strategy that minimize es disruption and
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strategy that minimize es disruption and
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strategy that minimize es disruption and fosters a positive transition
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fosters a positive transition
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fosters a positive transition experience and maintain backwards
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experience and maintain backwards
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experience and maintain backwards compatibility whenever
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possible Netflix winding down dvd.com is
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possible Netflix winding down dvd.com is
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possible Netflix winding down dvd.com is an example of a well executed
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an example of a well executed
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an example of a well executed deprecation as the streaming business
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deprecation as the streaming business
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deprecation as the streaming business continued to grow and the DVD business
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continued to grow and the DVD business
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continued to grow and the DVD business started shrinking it became increasingly
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started shrinking it became increasingly
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started shrinking it became increasingly difficult to justify the cost of
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difficult to justify the cost of
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difficult to justify the cost of providing the best service experience
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providing the best service experience
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providing the best service experience for Netflix DVD
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for Netflix DVD
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for Netflix DVD members so this was a strategic decision
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members so this was a strategic decision
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members so this was a strategic decision to go out on a high
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note my final guiding principle is
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note my final guiding principle is
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note my final guiding principle is intentional organization
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design Innovation is equal parts
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design Innovation is equal parts
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design Innovation is equal parts discovering new products and iterating
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discovering new products and iterating
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discovering new products and iterating to improve existing ones
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to improve existing ones
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to improve existing ones an inspiration for Discovery or
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an inspiration for Discovery or
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an inspiration for Discovery or iteration can occur in any part of the
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iteration can occur in any part of the
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iteration can occur in any part of the company making it easy for ideas and
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company making it easy for ideas and
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company making it easy for ideas and inspiration to flow through your
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inspiration to flow through your
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inspiration to flow through your organization is important for Innovation
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organization is important for Innovation
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organization is important for Innovation velocity so intentional organization
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velocity so intentional organization
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velocity so intentional organization design involves identifying the optimal
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design involves identifying the optimal
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design involves identifying the optimal collaboration model for your business to
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thrive as an example let's look at two
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thrive as an example let's look at two
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thrive as an example let's look at two different ways of organizing
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different ways of organizing
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different ways of organizing teams design a involves grouping
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teams design a involves grouping
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teams design a involves grouping Engineers based on their function like
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Engineers based on their function like
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Engineers based on their function like front end middle tier back
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front end middle tier back
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front end middle tier back end design B groups Engineers based on
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end design B groups Engineers based on
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end design B groups Engineers based on common deliverables and as full stack
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common deliverables and as full stack
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common deliverables and as full stack teams each design has its pros and cons
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teams each design has its pros and cons
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teams each design has its pros and cons design a optimizes for engineers to ramp
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design a optimizes for engineers to ramp
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design a optimizes for engineers to ramp up quickly and it provides space for
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up quickly and it provides space for
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up quickly and it provides space for them to become experts at their specific
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them to become experts at their specific
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them to become experts at their specific craft this also makes collaboration
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craft this also makes collaboration
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craft this also makes collaboration within their respective teams
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within their respective teams
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within their respective teams easy but if every new
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easy but if every new
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easy but if every new functionality requires making changes in
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functionality requires making changes in
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functionality requires making changes in all three parts of the
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all three parts of the
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all three parts of the stack then they'll need someone outside
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stack then they'll need someone outside
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stack then they'll need someone outside of the teams to manage dependencies and
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of the teams to manage dependencies and
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of the teams to manage dependencies and line up the
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line up the
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line up the tasks in this scenario the full stack
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tasks in this scenario the full stack
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tasks in this scenario the full stack teams in design B might Faire better
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teams in design B might Faire better
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teams in design B might Faire better they have the autonomy to control their
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they have the autonomy to control their
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they have the autonomy to control their road map and this increased autonomy
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road map and this increased autonomy
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road map and this increased autonomy might mean that renovation initiatives
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might mean that renovation initiatives
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might mean that renovation initiatives have a higher probability of getting
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prioritized in addition to dependencies
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prioritized in addition to dependencies
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prioritized in addition to dependencies and flow of ideas organization design
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and flow of ideas organization design
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and flow of ideas organization design also has an impact on the software
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also has an impact on the software
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also has an impact on the software architecture Conway's law suggests that
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architecture Conway's law suggests that
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architecture Conway's law suggests that there is synergy between the two
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there is synergy between the two
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there is synergy between the two it says that the way the teams are
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it says that the way the teams are
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it says that the way the teams are structured and organized influences the
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structured and organized influences the
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structured and organized influences the architecture and the design of the
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architecture and the design of the
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architecture and the design of the systems they
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systems they
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systems they create so for an organization
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create so for an organization
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create so for an organization undertaking a technical renovation
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undertaking a technical renovation
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undertaking a technical renovation initiative it is a good idea to first
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initiative it is a good idea to first
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initiative it is a good idea to first take a step back and assess the AUG
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take a step back and assess the AUG
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take a step back and assess the AUG structure identify any changes that
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structure identify any changes that
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structure identify any changes that might be beneficial for streamlining
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might be beneficial for streamlining
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might be beneficial for streamlining communication and minimizing the cross
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communication and minimizing the cross
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communication and minimizing the cross team coordination
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skipping the step could result in
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skipping the step could result in
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skipping the step could result in systems that mimic how organizations
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systems that mimic how organizations
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systems that mimic how organizations communicate internally and it might not
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communicate internally and it might not
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communicate internally and it might not be in the best interest of serving its
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be in the best interest of serving its
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be in the best interest of serving its end users
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end users
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end users well in
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well in
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well in summary you have to choose to strengthen
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summary you have to choose to strengthen
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summary you have to choose to strengthen the communication parts that are most
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the communication parts that are most
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the communication parts that are most important for the nature of your
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important for the nature of your
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important for the nature of your organization and its software
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organization and its software
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organization and its software architecture because every communication
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architecture because every communication
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architecture because every communication path cannot be the strongest
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while that brings us to the end of The
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while that brings us to the end of The
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while that brings us to the end of The Guiding principles I have for us
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Guiding principles I have for us
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Guiding principles I have for us today I'd like to talk about a critical
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today I'd like to talk about a critical
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today I'd like to talk about a critical piece of the puzzle that is important
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piece of the puzzle that is important
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piece of the puzzle that is important for all the work required for a
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for all the work required for a
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for all the work required for a technical renovation to actually come
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technical renovation to actually come
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technical renovation to actually come together and that is embracing the
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together and that is embracing the
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together and that is embracing the growth
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growth
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growth mindset it starts with having the right
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mindset it starts with having the right
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mindset it starts with having the right perspective the perspective that Legacy
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perspective the perspective that Legacy
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perspective the perspective that Legacy systems more often than not are a
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systems more often than not are a
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systems more often than not are a byproduct of a company's
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byproduct of a company's
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byproduct of a company's success so it should not be of surprise
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success so it should not be of surprise
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success so it should not be of surprise that as your organization grows and
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that as your organization grows and
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that as your organization grows and evolves Legacy systems
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evolves Legacy systems
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evolves Legacy systems emerge building the muscle to work
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emerge building the muscle to work
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emerge building the muscle to work through renovation initiatives is
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through renovation initiatives is
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through renovation initiatives is imperative for for Innovation and the
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imperative for for Innovation and the
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imperative for for Innovation and the continued success for your
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continued success for your
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continued success for your organization that said a technical
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organization that said a technical
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organization that said a technical renovation initiative is a sign ific
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renovation initiative is a sign ific
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renovation initiative is a sign ific undertaking so rest assured that the
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undertaking so rest assured that the
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undertaking so rest assured that the path to successfully transforming your
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path to successfully transforming your
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path to successfully transforming your legacy architecture will be a bumpy and
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legacy architecture will be a bumpy and
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legacy architecture will be a bumpy and thorny
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thorny
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thorny one so Champion the growth mindset by
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one so Champion the growth mindset by
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one so Champion the growth mindset by you know learning from mistakes valuing
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you know learning from mistakes valuing
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you know learning from mistakes valuing feedback and focusing on getting better
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feedback and focusing on getting better
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feedback and focusing on getting better throughout your renovation
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throughout your renovation
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throughout your renovation journey and this is also how I
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journey and this is also how I
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journey and this is also how I approached the guiding principles for
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approached the guiding principles for
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approached the guiding principles for technical
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technical
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technical renovation some of the principles I
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renovation some of the principles I
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renovation some of the principles I shared here today may seem
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shared here today may seem
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shared here today may seem ambitious that is because they're
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ambitious that is because they're
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ambitious that is because they're intentionally aspirational in the spirit
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intentionally aspirational in the spirit
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intentionally aspirational in the spirit of shooting for the stars and landing on
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of shooting for the stars and landing on
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of shooting for the stars and landing on the
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the
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the moon that's my talk thank you all I'm
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moon that's my talk thank you all I'm
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moon that's my talk thank you all I'm going to
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