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The AI modernised a 22-year-old system and lifted test coverage from 65 to 80 percent

The AI modernized a 22-year-old legacy system, updating dependencies, auditing security and adding features, raising test coverage from about 65 percent to about 80 percent.

How it works

  1. The AI updates dependencies on the 22-year-old legacy system
  2. Audits security
  3. Adds features
  4. Test coverage rises from about 65 to about 80 percent

Why it’s worth knowing

Twenty-two years old and now safer than it was at ten.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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