Code takeover
Legacy code takeover and application modernisation
Your project is stuck. We take it over.
Your developer has left, nobody dares touch the legacy code or the application keeps crashing. Our engineers specialise in taking over existing code. We start with an audit, measure the technical debt, then stabilise and modernise your application without starting from scratch.
- An audit first
- No needless rebuild
- Your tool stays in service
What we do
Taking over an app without breaking it.
Starting from scratch is expensive and slow. Most of the time a well run takeover is enough.
Code audit
We read the code, measure the technical debt and spot the weak points. You get a clear assessment and priorities.
Stabilisation
We fix what breaks first so your teams get a reliable tool back.
Gradual refactoring
We reorganise the code step by step without changing what users see.
Tests
We add automated tests so one fix doesn't break something else.
Modernisation
Upgrading legacy technologies and migrating the database or hosting when it's useful.
Documentation
We document what we find. Your tool becomes understandable and easy to hand over again.
How we work
We look before we touch.
Every code takeover starts with understanding what exists and why it is that way.
An honest assessment
We tell you what works, what doesn't and what it costs to fix. Even if the answer is to rebuild everything.
Priorities first
We deal first with what blocks your business and then improve the rest batch by batch.
A project back on track
Once we have taken the code over, we maintain it and keep it evolving with our application maintenance.
Your developer has gone
Taking over an application without starting from scratch.
The usual story goes like this. The company that built your application is no longer around, nobody in-house knows the code and every fix breaks something else. The first thing to do is to get the access back. The source code repository, the hosting, the database, the domain name and the store accounts if you have a mobile app. Without them nobody can take your project over properly.
Then comes the audit. We read the code, measure the technical debt and spot the security holes and outdated dependencies. You get an honest assessment with priorities and the cost of each fix. In most cases we stabilise and modernise step by step. When a rewrite really is the best option, we show you why with the figures. Only want an outside opinion? We also run stand-alone technical audits.
Legacy code, old technology, no tests and no documentation. We add tests before touching the sensitive parts, document what we find and keep your tool running throughout the takeover. Then we evolve it like any other piece of custom software, with the same team and a price agreed before each change.
Our method
Your project in 3 meetings.
No need to show up with a 50-page specification. You come with your idea and we build the framework with you.
Meeting 11 h
We listen.
You tell us about your company, your business and your idea. We ask the right questions and tell you what is possible. You have nothing to prepare.
You leave withyour needs understood
Meeting 22 h
We present the specifications and the mockups.
Between the two meetings we break your idea down into concrete features and draw the mockups. We go through each point with you and adjust until everything matches your vision.
You leave withdetailed specifications and the mockups
Meeting 330 min
We quote and agree.
We present the schedule, the milestones and the budget. The price is fixed and there are no bad surprises.
You leave witha fixed-price quote
The 3 meetings cost you nothing.
Neither do the specifications and mockups we prepare for you. Trust starts before the quote.
See the method in detailYour questions about code and application takeover
Tell us about your idea.
At the first meeting we listen. It's free and you have nothing to prepare.
Or call us on +33 4 58 14 15 50