We can't yet build software systems that automatically and reliably translate legacy code into modern, maintainable formats.
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Technology & Computing
Many critical systems, including in banking and government, still run on decades-old code that few current developers understand, and automated modernization tools remain unreliable for anything but simple cases. This leaves critical infrastructure dependent on shrinking expertise.
Team Humans Club. (2026). Problem WS00740: We can't yet build software systems that automatically and reliably translate legacy code into modern, maintainable formats.. World Solve. Retrieved 20 Jul 2026, from https://worldsolve.org/index.php?id=740