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Legacy code is a treasure trove of knowledge. Instead of fearing it, embrace it. Understand it, then...

Rewrite or stabilise a legacy codebase? A practical decision framework: when stabilisation wins, when rewrite is justified, and the Strangler Fig middle…

Most code an agent is asked to change is legacy: large, under-tested, its behavior known only by what production does. An agent changing untested code is changing code with no specification. Characterization tests pin what the code does before anyone decides what it should do, and they are the on-ramp that makes the untested parts of a codebase safe to hand to an agent.

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Legacy code can feel like a burden, but it’s also a treasure trove of lessons. Instead of fearing it,...

Repository intelligence lets AI reason over commit history and PR context, not just current code — here's why that matters most for legacy systems.

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Legacy code isn’t just old; it’s a ticking time bomb. Address it now! Small, consistent efforts can...

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