Software Migration Challenges

The cluster focuses on discussions about the processes, difficulties, pitfalls, and experiences of migrating software systems, data, users, or infrastructure to new platforms or technologies.

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polyrand Feb 22, 2021 View on HN

This sounds interesting, could you share more about the migration process and how you did it?

OJFord Feb 3, 2019 View on HN

They probably mean it's hard to migrate existing users and not break.

oefrha Sep 22, 2025 View on HN

Would you mind sharing what you were migrating from, and what kind of issues you ran into?

brainzap Sep 10, 2020 View on HN

Agree, migrating was very painful

_Codemonkeyism Oct 31, 2018 View on HN

TL;DR Migration was easy an we should have migrated earlier.

random53 Aug 24, 2021 View on HN

How was the migration? Any potential pitfalls?

izacus Jan 27, 2020 View on HN

Did you actually use this product? What are you migrating to?

winrid Jan 20, 2023 View on HN

Why not just seemlessly migrate right then?

voltagex_ Nov 11, 2013 View on HN

Wouldn't you look for better migration tooling rather than jumping technology?

neuromute Jan 9, 2017 View on HN

What are you migrating to, if you don't mind my asking?