Software refactoring

Developments in the area of software are getting faster and faster. This means that the lifespan and thus the payback time of software applications are also getting shorter. The technical life of these applications is often not over, but the environment causes something to change. Much of the custom software development we do at Technosoft Nearshore Outsourcing is to convert or rebuild existing applications, summarised below under the term "refactoring".

Refactoring software applications tailored

Every situation is different when it comes to the problem that needs to be addressed or the environment in which to do this. This means that every refactoring must be done in a different way. Before the software development can be started, we will have to jointly determine how to tackle the path in terms of division of work, scope, planning, phasing and technology. The project can only succeed with a good preparation.

Because of our experience in this area, we can support clients in making the right choices.

• How do we deal with the running business, because during the renovation, the store needs to be open?
• What is the optimal phasing in terms of time, resources, money and technology?
• What is Technosoft’s role and what is the role of the client?
• What about quality testing? To what extent can we ensure that our current users suffer as little as possible from the refactoring?
• How do we deal with new features we want to fit?

All questions that require a substantiated answer. In part, these can be answered based on research and our experience, and in part they will be included as a preconditions in the course.

Technosoft Refactoring Cheaper and better than you can?

Deferring refactoring often has two main reasons.

• The current system is so reliable that the risk of a new application seems too big.
• The costs are difficult to foresee or are estimated to be too high.

Both arguments are very valid and must be weighed in order to make a decision. Our experience, however, is that the effects of a refactoring can be foreseen. It is more often a question of adding new functionalities (and thus improvement over the old situation), than that the conversion itself is a risky and/or time consuming task. With regard to reliability, much attention must be paid to Quality Assurance and, in terms of costs, a solution through Technosoft is at least cost effective by deploying experienced people in this area at very attractive rates. A recalculation based on our assumptions is certainly worth it.