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Re:Opus 4.5 is not the normal AI agent experience that I hav... by pillefitz on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @11:50PM (#46522702)
Most legacy apps are barely understood by anyone, and yet continue to generate value and and are (somehow) kept alive.
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Re:Opus 4.5 is not the normal AI agent experience that I hav... by lomase on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @08:26AM (#46526122)
Many here have been doing the "understanding of legacy code" as a job +50 years.

This "legacy apps are barely understood by anybody", is just somnething you made up.

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Re:Opus 4.5 is not the normal AI agent experience that I hav... by filoeleven on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @08:51AM (#46526349)
Give it another 10 years if the "LLM as compiler" people get their way.
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