Agile Practices in Legacy Code Mending with Michael Toppa
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Agile has become the mainstream in software engineering, and agile principles should feel natural to legacy code menders.  Today we talk with Michael Toppa, the Senior Engineering manager at FastRuby.io. Michael has been a developer, product owner, and engineering director for over 25 years. He had worked for many organizations, including E-TRADE, Ask.com, the University of Pennsylvania, ActBlue, and many others. He is a passionate advocate of agile and lean practices, and today he tells us how to apply them when working with legacy code.  When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Michael on Twitter or contact him via FastRuby.io. 
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