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&lt;p&gt;Where we learn some strategies that will make scary code become less scary.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Why is Legacy Code so important?</title><link>https://tomasmalmsten.com/blog/why-is-legacy-code-so-important/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://tomasmalmsten.com/blog/why-is-legacy-code-so-important/</guid><description>&lt;!-- end-chunk --&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Why is Legacy Code so important?&lt;/h1&gt;
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