992: Migrating Legacy Code Just Got Easier

Wes and Scott talk about migrating large codebases with AI — how to plan framework and language moves, establish patterns, handle templating changes, test thoroughly, safely deploy, and more.

Show Notes

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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

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01:46 Why migrate to a new language or framework?

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05:09 How to approach a large code migration

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08:47 Establishing patterns before using AI

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10:35 Moving from pug to JSX

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12:06 Building a detailed migration plan

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15:18 Testing every part of the application

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15:51 Brought to you by Sentry.io (sentry.io/syntax)

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16:58 Deploying and catching issues with Sentry

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19:12 Converting express requests to web standard requests

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19:34 Other codebases that could benefit from AI migrations

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21:36 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

• Scott: WisprFlow (wisprflow.ai/r?SCOTT2931)

• Wes: github.com/jakehilborn/displayplacer

Shameless Plugs

• Phases Podcast (phases.fm)

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