Jordan Rousseau - Etch A Sketch Development [Thunder Plains 2015]
Channel: Techlahoma
Date: 24/01/2016

Alternate Title : "So Tell Me Again Why We're Not Refactoring"

The more scope is creeped the more un-readable and un-maintainable a codebase becomes.

I want to go through some of the tough decisions that have been made to abandon current development and shake the big etch a sketch until it's just a blank slate.

This can't be done haphazardly nor should it be done to allow your team to try out the newest framework. But you need not be afraid to learn from your past mistakes and create a better application for your company or client.

About Jordan Rousseau
Jumping between C++, Java, and ActionScript (to name a few), Jordan had an eclectic early software engineering career.

The past 4 or 5 years, Jordan settled into JavaScript at Weather Decision Technologies. He leads a group of crazy talented developers building out the next generation weather visualization products.

Jordan focuses mainly on open geo and data visualizations and is also a co-organizer of MaptimeOKC. You can check out his latest musings at rousseau.io