Who Needs C++ Unit Tests Anyway? - Modernizing Legacy Code with 0% Code Coverage - 2024

Explore practical strategies for confidently modernizing large legacy C++ codebases with zero existing unit tests in this 58-minute conference talk from C++ on Sea 2024. Learn actionable approaches to understand, future-proof, and update outdated code to new language standards without the safety net of existing tests. Discover how to make legacy applications less brittle and more maintainable, even when starting from scratch with testing. Gain insights from Jan Baart's decade of experience working on enterprise software as he shares techniques for tackling the challenges of legacy code modernization in C++.