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Cisco tasks employee with AI-driven refactoring of 98% of legacy code

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What happened

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Cisco completed the acquisition of EzDubs, and Jeetu Patel, Cisco's president and chief product officer, confirmed his leadership role in the company. Following the acquisition, Cisco tasked Padmanabhan Krishnamurthy with rewriting 98% of the company's legacy code within 24 months, providing him with unlimited AI tokens.

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Why it matters

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The initiative is a strategic effort by Cisco to modernize its software development by leveraging young talent and artificial intelligence. Jeetu Patel stated the goal is to inject fresh ideas and challenge existing systems within the organization.

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Who's involved

  • CiscoThe multinational technology company that acquired EzDubs and initiated the code modernization project.
  • PatelCisco's president and chief product officer who assigned the major code refactoring task.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • CiscoSpeculative

    Cisco might see changes in its software development costs or efficiency as it undertakes a strategic overhaul of its core legacy code.

Possible ripples

Who this could reach next, traced step by step from the reporting. Possibilities worth considering, not forecasts.

How it developed

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  1. Cisco integrated EzDubs acquisition by hiring Krishnamurthy and tasking him with rewriting legacy code.1 source
  2. Cisco completed the acquisition of EzDubs, and Patel confirmed his leadership role.1 source

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