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.

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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!