The Legend of Zelda, Hexagonal Architecture & You

Explore the journey of converting a 15-year-old ASCII art console-based demake of The Legend of Zelda into a modern web application using Blazor WebAssembly. Learn how Jonathan Turner leveraged hexagonal architecture (also known as ports and adapters or onion architecture) to streamline the transition from a C# console application to a browser-based game. Discover the benefits of using this architectural approach in making legacy code more accessible and adaptable to new platforms. Gain insights into the process of modernizing retro games for wider audiences and the unexpected ease of porting due to thoughtful initial design. This conference talk from the Reliable Web Summit 2021, presented by ng-conf, offers valuable lessons in code longevity, architectural design, and the power of emerging web technologies like WebAssembly.