The application needs to be rewritten. Better tech, better architecture, better code. Management says no. 🙅
The reason is always the same: big-bang migrations rarely work, and engineers spend weeks or months with nothing visible to show the business. So you don’t rewrite it, you improve it step by step. That’s been best practice for decades.
Until AI agents showed up. 🤖
Now an agent can review tens of thousands of lines in seconds, absorb the docs for any technology, and rewrite an app in hours instead of months. Zero risk, 100% gain. Not everyone has realised this yet.
- Your project would benefit from an iOS app you’ve never had time to build? 💥 Done.
- Your backend is PHP 8 or Java 7, and a consultancy quoted $200k to move it to TypeScript? 💥 Done.
- Your app is still jQuery and static HTML? Pick your stack. 💥 Done.
It’s time to modernise your tech stack and reap the benefits. 🚀
Originally posted on LinkedIn.