Episode

Episode 156: Modernization: Where AI Doesn't Save You Any Steps

Podcast: Never Rewrite: Software Engineering & AI Coding
Published: May 22, 2026
Duration seconds: 583
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Summary

Jeffrey Sherman and Isaac Askew discuss the realities of AI in software modernization, emphasizing that AI accelerates but does not eliminate manual testing and manual work in legacy code projects.