# Technical Debt and Legacy Code: Techniques for Improving Code Health

DevFeed: [Technical Debt and Legacy Code: Techniques for Improving Code Health](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/technical-debt-guru-level-unlocked-34665.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://fernandocejas.com/2019/06/13/technical-debt-guru-level-unlocked/>)

Author: Fernando Cejas (me@fernandocejas.com)

Published: 2020-03-13T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Fernando Cejas Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/fernando-cejas-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [legacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/legacy.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintenance.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Unit testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unit-testing.md>)

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## AI overview

This article examines technical debt and legacy code in software projects, defines legacy code as code without tests, and discusses techniques and strategies for assessing and addressing code health and maintenance challenges.

## Source excerpt

As **Software Engineers** we know that **Technical Debt** and **Legacy Code** are familiar concepts we have to live with. **Code healthiness and maintenance are challenging**, so let's dive into **tips and techniques on how to effectively address this problem.**