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# Leveraging Large Language Models for Legacy Code Translation: Challenges and Solutions


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 18, 2024
- **Time:** 15:30–16:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** STAGE 3 (120)
- **Event:** World Congress 2024

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1157-leveraging-large-language-models-for-legacy-code-translation-challenges-and-solutions)

## Description

Ever suffered working with legacy code that seems to even predate the Egyptian pyramids? Explore the intriguing topic of using Large Language Models (LLMs) for legacy code translation, a task beyond out-of-the-box solutions even with the support of AI.
 
Join us to discover how we harness LLM's potential for code translation. We share our experiences how we are using LLMs as a development tool to support the modernization of legacy code, improving our workflows and maintaining high-quality software products. We'll take a look on topics like how to use LLMs for debugging, code translations and discuss aspects of translation efficiency when using generative AI. 


## Speaker

### [Michael Niebisch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@michael-niebisch)

Software Developer Algorithms ZEISS


## Related talks at this congress

- [Unlocking the Power of AI: Accessible Language Model Tuning for All](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/106-unlocking-the-power) — Cedric Clyburn, @technicallylegare
- [LLMs security – common pitfalls and their prevention.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/152-llms-security-common) — Michał Mikołajczak
- [Bringing the power of AI to your application.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/234-bringing-the-power) — Krzysztof Cieślak
- [Supersonic, Subatomic AI with Java](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/358-supersonic-subatomic) — Alex Soto