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# New AI-Centric SDLC: Rethinking Software Development with Knowledge Graphs

After massive context windows failed to refactor legacy code, one engineering team pivoted to GraphRAG. See how knowledge graphs cut through architectural complexity to build an AI-centric SDLC.

- **Speakers:** [Gregor Schumacher](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@gregor-schumacher), [Marcel Gocke](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@marcel-gocke), [Sujay Joshy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@sujay-joshy)
- **Event:** World Congress 2025
- **Published:** August 20, 2025
- **Duration:** 15:26
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1417-new-ai-centric-sdlc-rethinking-software-development-with-knowledge-graphs
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