Legacy code presents its own problem, as older code is hard to check adequately.
Open source libraries, third party binaries and
legacy code can be configured in minutes to achieve unprecedented levels of safety and security.
And if you have a lot of
legacy code you need to work very hard on refactoring it and making it testable.
It adds that each school has a confirmed
legacy code provided by the Ministry of Education which represents the unique identifier when completing payments online.
The LCS team can advise on new code development processes, as well as provide the gap analysis required to establish a program for bringing millions of lines of
legacy code into compliance.
Limited flexibility due to
legacy code, making upgrades difficult and/or too expensive.