Lessons from Khan Academy's Full System Rewrite - Goliath Project

Discover the insights from Khan Academy's massive system rewrite in this 11-minute conference talk by Brian Genisio at LeadDev West Coast 2023. Learn about the challenges and triumphs of the "Goliath" project, which involved replacing over one million lines of code and required 3.5 years and nearly 50 person-years of effort to complete. Gain valuable lessons on project planning, team management, technical challenges, testing, deployment, and post-project analysis for large-scale system rewrites. Benefit from the experience shared to help navigate similar projects, avoid potential pitfalls, and achieve successful outcomes in your own engineering endeavors.