Global AI Community Houston: Legacy & Modernization - A Glimpse
September 25, 2026 | Spring, Texas, TX
Join the Global AI Community for an intensive, hands-on workshop on taming legacy systems. Legacy & Modernization: A Glimpse arms you with practical strategies to decipher, de-risk, and overhaul inherited codebases. Through expert-led sessions by John M. and Dr. Otto D., you will learn to use AI as a research partner to map hidden dependencies, build a prioritized backlog, and navigate the architectural nuances of a complete system rewrite. Whether you are maintaining mission-critical code or planning an overhaul, you will leave with a repeatable toolkit to execute high-impact software changes safely and deliberately.
Legacy & Modernization: A Glimpse
Organizer: Global AI Community Houston Chapter
Location: CODE Group HQ, Spring, TX
When: Friday, September 25, 2026 from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM (UTC-06:00) Central America
About the Seminar The Global AI Community Houston Chapter presents a practical, strategic workshop dedicated to navigating the complexities of inherited software: Legacy & Modernization: A Glimpse.
Whether you are maintaining a mission-critical system or preparing for an architectural overhaul, this session delivers actionable frameworks to help you decipher, de-risk, and modernize legacy codebases with confidence.
Foundations & AI Discovery
- Practical methods to use AI as an evidence-driven research partner
- Strategies to trace unfamiliar behaviors and distinguish facts from assumptions
- Techniques to expose hidden dependencies, quantify risk, and build a prioritized backlog
Architectural Strategy & Rewrites
- Beyond language migration: impact on architecture, performance, and data flow
- Long-term maintainability and system sustainability
- High-level decision frameworks for complete system overhauls
Workshop Format
- Expert-Led Sessions: Deep dives led by John M. and Dr. Otto D.
- Practical Frameworks: Walk away with repeatable methods for safer code changes
- Networking & Synthesis: Opening welcome, closing synthesis, coffee, and snacks provided
Who Should Attend?
- Software Engineers & Architects: Looking to safely modify complex code without deciphering every single line
- Technical Leads & Engineering Managers: Planning rewrites or building modernization roadmaps
- Maintainers: Anyone tasked with keeping legacy infrastructure reliable and future-proof
At a Glance:
Friday, September 25, 2026 from 1:00PM to 5:00PM (all times US Central Time)
Price: Free!
