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Cisco engineer to rewrite 98% of legacy code with AI

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Cisco has tasked a 27-year-old engineer with rewriting 98% of the company's legacy code using AI over the next two years. The engineer, a former startup founder, has been granted unlimited AI tokens for this ambitious project, aiming to modernize the company's extensive codebase. AI

IMPACT This initiative could significantly accelerate software modernization efforts and reduce technical debt for large enterprises.

RANK_REASON The article describes a specific application of AI within a company's operations, rather than a new AI model release or fundamental research.

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Cisco engineer to rewrite 98% of legacy code with AI

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · z3r0fox ·

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