How CRUD Begets CRUD
0…or, welcome to your new legacy application. Rewriting a legacy application requires understanding of the functional requirements. Often the application is a collection of CRUD-based screens. Some vendors offer to rewrite your application and give you the equivalent functionality with a new user interface. They …
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Kaman Consulting Chooses EPF
Whatever the method and practices, at some point clients need a way to share and document the approach. For legacy modernization, as with software engineering in general, it makes sense to choose and open, vendor-independent solution. On multiple projects, I have seen the benefits and …
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Standardization and Innovation
Discussion of software engineering specification in general, and legacy modernization in particular, often generates controversy about standardization versus innovation. The apposition is supposedly between software engineering and standardization efforts on the one hand, and proprietary, innovative vendor approaches on the other. The argument is made that standardization …
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Tool or Methodology?
This is, of course, a false choice when it comes to legacy software modernization. The reality is that you need both. Method should cover the tasks, models and techniques necessary for modernization. Tools will provide the automation necessary for managing complexity. But which should you …
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