Developers inevitably work to a deadline and try different approaches, which can result in artifacts left over in the code. Even if artifacts aren't refactored, developers should still want to go back ...

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In a bid to help IBM Z systems customers modernize their applications, IBM is expanding the abilities of its generative AI based Watson Code Assistant to include COBOL code translation into Java ...

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This all said, I believe in most cases, a business should refactor the code. It’s a rare circumstance that a rewrite will be required, and perhaps the biggest reason is time.

When you're refactoring legacy code, it doesn't matter if some of the tests you write happen to contradict ideal specifications. What matters is that they test the program's current behavior .

IBM, eager to keep those legacy functions on its Z mainframe systems, wants that code rewritten in Java. It tried getting humans to do it a few years back, but now it has another idea. Yes, you ...

Ways to refactor Java portlet applications. In review, five strategies to refactor Java portlet applications into more cloud-native friendly components include: Think like a microservice; Minimize the ...

Refactoring updates code design -- enhancing quality and efficiency -- without changing the basic functions the software is intended to carry out. Topics Spotlight: AI in Enterprise ...