📌 Old Code: The project faced hurdles due to a legacy codebase with outdated technologies, coding practices, and potential compatibility issues. Integrating new features within this existing architecture was impeded by the complexity of the outdated code.

📌 No Documentation: The absence of comprehensive documentation posed challenges in understanding the system’s intricacies and functionalities. This lack hindered onboarding new team members and impeded efficient troubleshooting and debugging processes.

Solutions

✔️ Gradual Code Update: Implemented a phased approach to update the code, prioritizing critical areas.
✔️ Thorough Testing: Ensured changes were rigorously tested through unit testing to maintain code stability.
✔️ Collaborative Development: Promoted collaboration through pair programming and regular code reviews to enhance code quality.
✔️ Comprehensive Documentation: Created a comprehensive documentation set covering the entire codebase, facilitating better understanding and knowledge transfer.
✔️ Feature Comments: Introduced single comments on features within the codebase to enhance code readability and provide a quick reference for developers.

Process

✏️ Codebase Understanding: Invested initial weeks in understanding the intricacies of the older codebase, identifying challenges, and planning the revitalization process.
✏️ Jira Board Collaboration: Work initiation occurred based on client-provided issues on the Jira board, addressing challenges systematically and efficiently.
✏️ Documentation Creation: Developed a comprehensive documentation set to serve as a single source of truth, aiding both current and future development efforts.