Articles Tagged “Maintenance”
7 articles tagged “Maintenance”, newest first.
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Incident Response Doesn't End at Recovery — A Postmortem (Recurrence Prevention) Template for Small Development Teams
Treating an incident as over once it's fixed and apologized for guarantees you'll repeat it. This article translates the blameless postmortem for small teams...
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An Introduction to ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) — The Minimal Way to Record 'Why We Designed It This Way' on a Small Team
Code never explains why it was written that way. We cover how to use an ADR (Architecture Decision Record) — one decision, one Markdown file — to preserve th...
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Versioning Your Business App's Database Schema — Migration Practices to Prevent 'Every Customer Has a Different DB'
A practical guide to versioning the database schema of a business app whose databases are scattered across customer sites. Covers PRAGMA user_version and a C...
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Safely Modifying a Legacy Business App That Has No Tests — Characterization Testing and Refactoring in Practice
To safely modify a business application with no tests, this article explains, with C# examples, the procedure for a characterization test (the golden master ...
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When You Inherit a System With No Source Code and No Documentation — A Practical Playbook for Keeping It Running
A practical playbook for starting operations and maintenance on a business system that has no source code and no specifications. Covers preserving and backin...
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Windows App Outsourcing and Contract Development: What to Sort Out Before You Ask
Before commissioning Windows app outsourcing or contract development, here is how to sort out existing software modification, device integration, COM/ActiveX...
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The Minimum You Need to Know Before Reading COBOL Source Code
For anyone suddenly handed COBOL source code: a minimum set covering DIVISIONs, PIC, COMP-3, COPY, PERFORM, fixed format, and how to spot external boundaries.