#legacy-code

2 items tagged #legacy-code.

GUIDE 2026-05-11

Where AI coding tools stop helping on legacy code

AI tools thrive on greenfield work. On legacy code with custom DSLs, undocumented invariants, and decade-old conventions, the instinct to modernize becomes a liability.

Owner · 7 min #ai-coding #legacy-code

GUIDE 2026-04-08

Using AI tools for legacy code archaeology: explaining what 2014-vintage code does

Inheriting a 10-year-old codebase is its own kind of work. AI tools won't fix the legacy, but they can dramatically speed up the understanding-what-this-does phase.

Owner · 8 min #legacy-code #methodology