For the last 15 years, I’ve been part of teams that either focus on or maintain legacy software. I’ve been a part of teams that have had their legacy teams slow down the pace of innovation and get in the way of delighting our customers. However, I’ve also been a part of a team that managed their technical debt and continually evolved the product to maintain market competitiveness. Both of those projects were monoliths with major annual releases with patches to support it throughout the year.
How has your team approached remote work? How have you approached remote work? I’d be curious to learn more about how folks are managing these challenging times, now that we are a few months in.
My team has been handling it very well. We’ve welcomed a new engineer and intern, both who are learning and growing just as we’d expect in the office. The team has managed to stay connecting through: All-day Zoom hangout room.