JDD Kraków
Talk: Legacy Software is a People Problem pretending to be a Technology Problem
Legacy systems get blamed on outdated technology, missing tests, and “messy code.” But the truth is much harder to admit: legacy isn’t a technical problem at its core - it’s a people problem. Systems become legacy when knowledge fades, ownership disappears, fear takes over, and organizational habits push change into the future… indefinitely.
In this talk, we’ll reframe what legacy really is and why purely technical solutions - rewrites, refactors, migrations - so often fail. We’ll explore the cultural forces that make software fragile and untouchable, and the subtle team behaviors that quietly build tomorrow’s legacy today. Most importantly, we’ll discuss how to change that trajectory.
You’ll walk away with practical ways to build healthier cultures around the systems you work with: cultures of shared understanding, stewardship, and safer, more sustainable change. Because if we fix the way we work together, our software will follow.
Presentation
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