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Use of proprietary technologies
One of the most important issues of the migration is the use of proprietary
technologies. The use of proprietary code will be translated in the need to code
that functionality again. Pay special attention to this point. Assign time to make a
proof of concept for migrating the most difficult technologies. Those proofs of
concept will ease the migration of the actual application.
Third-party libraries
Get information about the use of third-party libraries in every application. Check
the version used, and whether it is supported. Again, the payback of the time
assigned to proofs of concept will be significant in the actual application
migration time.
3.3.5 Reviewing the ...