Migrating from Clarion to C# .NET 8: Key Considerations and Strategies Clarion has served many businesses well over the years, but the allure of C# and the .NET 8 ecosystem …

Microsoft Build 2024 was A-MAZING as far as announcements go, and while the cool kids were busy drooling over the latest AI features you might have missed something important. That's …

As part of my daily activities, I have to talk to clients about modernizing their legacy software applications. In some cases, the client has divided opinions about what to do …

Code migrations, the bane of every developer's existence. Over the past 12 years, I've witnessed countless migrations gone wrong, leaving teams frustrated, deadlines missed, and codebases in distress. In this …

The ink's barely dry on Broadcom's acquisition of VMware and already the virtualization landscape is shifting pretty dramatically. Price hikes, product cuts, licensing restrictions and uncertainty about the future make …

What I’ve learned from 12 years of code migrations This is my twelfth year (!) of working on code migrations. And let me tell you, I've seen things. There's a …

The unveiling of .NET 8 last week at .NET Conf showed not just the expected new features but also a clear view of Microsoft's view of .NET as an all-encompassing …

Since today is Halloween, I thought depicting legacy applications as sort of the living dead was on-brand. I mean, they work, right? Just maybe not great. At least they don't …

I've written a ton of content about why you should modernize legacy apps. Now I want to talk a bit about how. Back in February of this year (2023), we …

Matt Watson, AKA The Visionary CTO, has a thought-provoking post recently: "My 20 Year Career is Technical Debt or Deprecated." It's a good read and I recommend it highly. Short …