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What We Learned at Gartner AIBS 2026
Artificial IntelligenceWhat We Learned at Gartner AIBS 2026

We attended Gartner AIBS 2026. Here's what the analysts and attendees told us about agent grounding, legacy context, and where enterprise AI is actually heading.

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Business
Artificial Intelligence
Development
Artificial Intelligence
What We Learned at Gartner AIBS 2026
What We Learned at Gartner AIBS 2026
Mike Lambert, CoreStory COOMike Lambert
Artificial Intelligence
IBM Bob + CoreStory: An Agentic Code Modernization Case Study
IBM Bob + CoreStory: An Agentic Code Modernization Case Study
John BenderJohn Bender
Artificial Intelligence
Code Knowledge Graphs: Why Open-Source Stacks Stall at Enterprise Scale
Code Knowledge Graphs: Why Open-Source Stacks Stall at Enterprise Scale
CoreStoryCoreStory
Artificial Intelligence
Polymorphic Agents: Why Language-Aware Intelligence Beats Language-Specific Tools
Polymorphic Agents: Why Language-Aware Intelligence Beats Language-Specific Tools
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
The AI-Native Code Intelligence Stack: Where the Wiki Ends and the Graph Begins
The AI-Native Code Intelligence Stack: Where the Wiki Ends and the Graph Begins
Anand KulkarniAnand Kulkarni
Legacy Modernization
Legacy Modernization with CoreStory: a J2EE Demo
Legacy Modernization with CoreStory: a J2EE Demo
John BenderJohn Bender
Development
Technical Deep Dive: Modernizing Java Pet Store With CoreStory
Technical Deep Dive: Modernizing Java Pet Store With CoreStory
John BenderJohn Bender
Artificial Intelligence
The Context Window Paradox: Why Throwing More Tokens at Legacy Code Doesn't Work
The Context Window Paradox: Why Throwing More Tokens at Legacy Code Doesn't Work
Michel OzzelloMichel Ozzello
Artificial Intelligence
Agent Boosting: The Missing Workflow for Getting Real Results from AI Coding Agents
Agent Boosting: The Missing Workflow for Getting Real Results from AI Coding Agents
John BenderJohn Bender
Artificial Intelligence
How to Give AI Coding Agents Better Codebase Context
How to Give AI Coding Agents Better Codebase Context
Michel OzzelloMichel Ozzello
Artificial Intelligence
Deterministic AI Analysis: Why Consistent Results Matter for Enterprises
Deterministic AI Analysis: Why Consistent Results Matter for Enterprises
Michel OzzelloMichel Ozzello
Artificial Intelligence
MCP Servers for Codebase Context: How AI Coding Agents Access Code Intelligence
MCP Servers for Codebase Context: How AI Coding Agents Access Code Intelligence
Michel OzzelloMichel Ozzello
Artificial Intelligence
Swimm vs Mintlify vs CoreStory: Code Documentation Tools vs Code Intelligence Platforms
Swimm vs Mintlify vs CoreStory: Code Documentation Tools vs Code Intelligence Platforms
Michel OzzelloMichel Ozzello
Legacy Modernization
Claude’s COBOL Demo Moved Markets — But Context Moves Migrations and More....
Claude’s COBOL Demo Moved Markets — But Context Moves Migrations and More....
Anand KulkarniAnand Kulkarni
Artificial Intelligence
How CoreStory Cuts LLM Costs by 70% While Improving Output Quality
How CoreStory Cuts LLM Costs by 70% While Improving Output Quality
CoreStoryCoreStory
Artificial Intelligence
Understanding Code at Scale: A Conversation with Anand on the Future of Code Intelligence
Understanding Code at Scale: A Conversation with Anand on the Future of Code Intelligence
Ray PloskiRay Ploski
Legacy Modernization
COBOL Modernization Tools Compared: IBM ADDI, CAST, Blu Age, and CoreStory
COBOL Modernization Tools Compared: IBM ADDI, CAST, Blu Age, and CoreStory
Michel OzzelloMichel Ozzello
Development
CoreStory Brings Code Intelligence to Agent-Native Development on Factory
CoreStory Brings Code Intelligence to Agent-Native Development on Factory
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
The Full AI Developer Tools Stack for 2026
The Full AI Developer Tools Stack for 2026
CoreStoryCoreStory
Legacy Modernization
Best Tools for Understanding Large Legacy Codebases in 2026
Best Tools for Understanding Large Legacy Codebases in 2026
Michel OzzelloMichel Ozzello
Artificial Intelligence
How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Leading Coding Agents
How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Leading Coding Agents
John BenderJohn Bender
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Dive: How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Coding Agents
Deep Dive: How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Coding Agents
John BenderJohn Bender
Legacy Modernization
How to Extract Business Rules from Legacy COBOL Code
How to Extract Business Rules from Legacy COBOL Code
Michel OzzelloMichel Ozzello
Artificial Intelligence
How to Build a Knowledge Graph from Enterprise Source Code
How to Build a Knowledge Graph from Enterprise Source Code
Michel OzzelloMichel Ozzello
Business
Accelerate modernization and elevate AI performance through the CoreStory Partner Program.
Accelerate modernization and elevate AI performance through the CoreStory Partner Program.
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
Specification-Driven Development as an Enabler of Agile Methodology: Reducing Iteration Cost in AI-Assisted Software Engineering
Specification-Driven Development as an Enabler of Agile Methodology: Reducing Iteration Cost in AI-Assisted Software Engineering
CharathCharath Ram Ranganathan
Business
Cracking the Code in M&A: How CoreStory’s “Code-to-Spec” Transforms Tech Due Diligence
Cracking the Code in M&A: How CoreStory’s “Code-to-Spec” Transforms Tech Due Diligence
Ray PloskiRay Ploski
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Factory.ai Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook
Announcing the CoreStory + Factory.ai Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Automated Test Generation Playbook
Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Automated Test Generation Playbook
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook
Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Spec Kit Spec-Driven Development Playbook
Announcing the CoreStory + Spec Kit Spec-Driven Development Playbook
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook
Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Automated Test Generation Playbook
Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Automated Test Generation Playbook
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Ticket Resolution Playbook
Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Ticket Resolution Playbook
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook
Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Devin MCP Playbook
Announcing the CoreStory + Devin MCP Playbook
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Automated Test Generation Playbook
Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Automated Test Generation Playbook
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
How to Work at Breakneck Speed Without Breaking Your Neck
How to Work at Breakneck Speed Without Breaking Your Neck
Michael SanteliaMichael Santelia
Artificial Intelligence
CoreStory Engineering Monthly — October 2025
CoreStory Engineering Monthly — October 2025
Ray PloskiRay Ploski
Business
CoreStory Raises $32 Million to Modernize the World’s Legacy Software with Agentic AI
CoreStory Raises $32 Million to Modernize the World’s Legacy Software with Agentic AI
Ray PloskiRay Ploski
Business
CoreStory in the News: Full Coverage Recap
CoreStory in the News: Full Coverage Recap
Ray PloskiRay Ploski
Business
Welcome to CoreStory
Welcome to CoreStory
Anand KulkarniAnand Kulkarni
Artificial Intelligence
Using Prediction Machines to Build Intelligence
Using Prediction Machines to Build Intelligence
Cory HymelCory Hymel
Artificial Intelligence
LLMs vs Human Experts in Requirements Engineering
LLMs vs Human Experts in Requirements Engineering
Cory HymelCory Hymel
Artificial Intelligence
Why Adopting AI is a Moral Imperative
Why Adopting AI is a Moral Imperative
Cory HymelCory Hymel
Development
In 2025 LLMs Will Be the Secret Sauce in Software Development
In 2025 LLMs Will Be the Secret Sauce in Software Development
Cory HymelCory Hymel
Development
The Future of Computing: Talking Our Way to Code (The Singularity Beckons?)
The Future of Computing: Talking Our Way to Code (The Singularity Beckons?)
CharathCharath Ram Ranganathan
Artificial Intelligence
5 ways AI will change the software development life cycle
5 ways AI will change the software development life cycle
Cory HymelCory Hymel
Artificial Intelligence
Unlocking Productivity: How Teaming Up AI Tools Supercharges GitHub Copilot
Unlocking Productivity: How Teaming Up AI Tools Supercharges GitHub Copilot
Cory HymelCory Hymel
Business
Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Logistics
Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Logistics
CoreStoryCoreStory
Business
Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Financial Services
Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Financial Services
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
How the Crowdbotics GitHub Copilot Extension Delivers More Accurate Code with PRD-Driven Context
How the Crowdbotics GitHub Copilot Extension Delivers More Accurate Code with PRD-Driven Context
CoreStoryCoreStory
Artificial Intelligence
Demystifying the Buzzwords: What AI and ML Look Like in Practice
Demystifying the Buzzwords: What AI and ML Look Like in Practice
CoreStoryCoreStory
Business
Best Open Source Data Visualization Tools
Best Open Source Data Visualization Tools
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
5 Common Software Architecture Patterns
5 Common Software Architecture Patterns
CoreStoryCoreStory
Artificial Intelligence
How AI is Revolutionizing Quality Engineering: A Practical Look
How AI is Revolutionizing Quality Engineering: A Practical Look
Cory HymelCory Hymel
Artificial Intelligence
How AI and Spatial Computing Are Changing the Game in Design
How AI and Spatial Computing Are Changing the Game in Design
Cory HymelCory Hymel
Development
Crowdbotics Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Crowdbotics Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
CoreStoryCoreStory
Business
The Five Questions Tech Executives Are Asking About AI
The Five Questions Tech Executives Are Asking About AI
CoreStoryCoreStory
Business
CoreStory-CodeOps Platform and New Collaboration with Microsoft: Using AI to Build Software
CoreStory-CodeOps Platform and New Collaboration with Microsoft: Using AI to Build Software
Anand KulkarniAnand Kulkarni
Legacy Modernization
Nine Essential AI Tools for Software Modernization
Nine Essential AI Tools for Software Modernization
CoreStoryCoreStory
Business
Top Digital Transformation Priorities by Industry Sector
Top Digital Transformation Priorities by Industry Sector
CoreStoryCoreStory
Artificial Intelligence
Unlocking AI-Powered Code Intelligence with Charath, CTO of Crowdbotics
Unlocking AI-Powered Code Intelligence with Charath, CTO of Crowdbotics
CharathCharath Ram Ranganathan
Business
Security First: CoreStory Achieves SOC2 Type I Certification
Security First: CoreStory Achieves SOC2 Type I Certification
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
5 Tips to Keep in Mind When Creating Your Product Requirements Document (PRD)
5 Tips to Keep in Mind When Creating Your Product Requirements Document (PRD)
CoreStoryCoreStory
Development
4 Techniques for Prioritizing Your Product Backlog
4 Techniques for Prioritizing Your Product Backlog
CoreStoryCoreStory
Business
Accelerate modernization and elevate AI performance through the CoreStory Partner Program.

Accelerate modernization and elevate AI performance through the CoreStory Partner Program.

CoreStoryCoreStory
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December 1, 2025
Business
Cracking the Code in M&A: How CoreStory’s “Code-to-Spec” Transforms Tech Due Diligence

Cracking the Code in M&A: How CoreStory’s “Code-to-Spec” Transforms Tech Due Diligence

Ray PloskiRay Ploski
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November 21, 2025
Business
CoreStory Raises $32 Million to Modernize the World’s Legacy Software with Agentic AI

CoreStory Raises $32 Million to Modernize the World’s Legacy Software with Agentic AI

Ray PloskiRay Ploski
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October 28, 2025
Business
CoreStory in the News: Full Coverage Recap

CoreStory in the News: Full Coverage Recap

Ray PloskiRay Ploski
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September 16, 2025
Business
Welcome to CoreStory

Welcome to CoreStory

Anand KulkarniAnand Kulkarni
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September 8, 2025
Business
Security First: CoreStory Achieves SOC2 Type I Certification

Security First: CoreStory Achieves SOC2 Type I Certification

CoreStoryCoreStory
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November 29, 2023
Business
CoreStory-CodeOps Platform and New Collaboration with Microsoft: Using AI to Build Software

CoreStory-CodeOps Platform and New Collaboration with Microsoft: Using AI to Build Software

Anand KulkarniAnand Kulkarni
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April 23, 2024
Business
Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Logistics

Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Logistics

CoreStoryCoreStory
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November 1, 2024
Business
Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Financial Services

Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Financial Services

CoreStoryCoreStory
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November 1, 2024
Business
Top Digital Transformation Priorities by Industry Sector

Top Digital Transformation Priorities by Industry Sector

CoreStoryCoreStory
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January 11, 2024
Business
Best Open Source Data Visualization Tools

Best Open Source Data Visualization Tools

CoreStoryCoreStory
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October 6, 2024
Business
The Five Questions Tech Executives Are Asking About AI

The Five Questions Tech Executives Are Asking About AI

CoreStoryCoreStory
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July 2, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Code Knowledge Graphs: Why Open-Source Stacks Stall at Enterprise Scale

Code Knowledge Graphs: Why Open-Source Stacks Stall at Enterprise Scale

June 1, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
What We Learned at Gartner AIBS 2026

What We Learned at Gartner AIBS 2026

June 9, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
IBM Bob + CoreStory: An Agentic Code Modernization Case Study

IBM Bob + CoreStory: An Agentic Code Modernization Case Study

June 9, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Polymorphic Agents: Why Language-Aware Intelligence Beats Language-Specific Tools

Polymorphic Agents: Why Language-Aware Intelligence Beats Language-Specific Tools

May 29, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
How to Build a Knowledge Graph from Enterprise Source Code

How to Build a Knowledge Graph from Enterprise Source Code

December 1, 2025
Artificial Intelligence
Swimm vs Mintlify vs CoreStory: Code Documentation Tools vs Code Intelligence Platforms

Swimm vs Mintlify vs CoreStory: Code Documentation Tools vs Code Intelligence Platforms

March 19, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
MCP Servers for Codebase Context: How AI Coding Agents Access Code Intelligence

MCP Servers for Codebase Context: How AI Coding Agents Access Code Intelligence

March 20, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
How to Give AI Coding Agents Better Codebase Context

How to Give AI Coding Agents Better Codebase Context

March 23, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Agent Boosting: The Missing Workflow for Getting Real Results from AI Coding Agents

Agent Boosting: The Missing Workflow for Getting Real Results from AI Coding Agents

March 24, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Deterministic AI Analysis: Why Consistent Results Matter for Enterprises

Deterministic AI Analysis: Why Consistent Results Matter for Enterprises

March 23, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
The Context Window Paradox: Why Throwing More Tokens at Legacy Code Doesn't Work

The Context Window Paradox: Why Throwing More Tokens at Legacy Code Doesn't Work

March 25, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
How CoreStory Cuts LLM Costs by 70% While Improving Output Quality

How CoreStory Cuts LLM Costs by 70% While Improving Output Quality

February 24, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Understanding Code at Scale: A Conversation with Anand on the Future of Code Intelligence

Understanding Code at Scale: A Conversation with Anand on the Future of Code Intelligence

February 4, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Deep Dive: How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Coding Agents

Deep Dive: How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Coding Agents

December 22, 2025
Artificial Intelligence
How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Leading Coding Agents

How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Leading Coding Agents

December 23, 2025
Artificial Intelligence
CoreStory Engineering Monthly — October 2025

CoreStory Engineering Monthly — October 2025

November 9, 2025
Artificial Intelligence
Demystifying the Buzzwords: What AI and ML Look Like in Practice

Demystifying the Buzzwords: What AI and ML Look Like in Practice

October 6, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
5 ways AI will change the software development life cycle

5 ways AI will change the software development life cycle

December 2, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Why Adopting AI is a Moral Imperative

Why Adopting AI is a Moral Imperative

December 19, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Unlocking AI-Powered Code Intelligence with Charath, CTO of Crowdbotics

Unlocking AI-Powered Code Intelligence with Charath, CTO of Crowdbotics

January 5, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
How AI is Revolutionizing Quality Engineering: A Practical Look

How AI is Revolutionizing Quality Engineering: A Practical Look

September 11, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
How AI and Spatial Computing Are Changing the Game in Design

How AI and Spatial Computing Are Changing the Game in Design

September 5, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Unlocking Productivity: How Teaming Up AI Tools Supercharges GitHub Copilot

Unlocking Productivity: How Teaming Up AI Tools Supercharges GitHub Copilot

November 8, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
LLMs vs Human Experts in Requirements Engineering

LLMs vs Human Experts in Requirements Engineering

February 5, 2025
Artificial Intelligence
Using Prediction Machines to Build Intelligence

Using Prediction Machines to Build Intelligence

February 6, 2025
Development
The Full AI Developer Tools Stack for 2026

The Full AI Developer Tools Stack for 2026

CoreStoryCoreStory
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January 14, 2026
Development
The AI-Native Code Intelligence Stack: Where the Wiki Ends and the Graph Begins

The AI-Native Code Intelligence Stack: Where the Wiki Ends and the Graph Begins

Anand KulkarniAnand Kulkarni
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April 30, 2026
Development
Technical Deep Dive: Modernizing Java Pet Store With CoreStory

Technical Deep Dive: Modernizing Java Pet Store With CoreStory

John BenderJohn Bender
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April 10, 2026
Development
CoreStory Brings Code Intelligence to Agent-Native Development on Factory

CoreStory Brings Code Intelligence to Agent-Native Development on Factory

CoreStoryCoreStory
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January 20, 2026
Development
Specification-Driven Development as an Enabler of Agile Methodology: Reducing Iteration Cost in AI-Assisted Software Engineering

Specification-Driven Development as an Enabler of Agile Methodology: Reducing Iteration Cost in AI-Assisted Software Engineering

CharathCharath Ram Ranganathan
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November 27, 2025
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Factory.ai Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

Announcing the CoreStory + Factory.ai Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStoryCoreStory
.
November 18, 2025
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Automated Test Generation Playbook

Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Automated Test Generation Playbook

CoreStoryCoreStory
.
November 18, 2025
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStoryCoreStory
.
November 18, 2025
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Spec Kit Spec-Driven Development Playbook

Announcing the CoreStory + Spec Kit Spec-Driven Development Playbook

CoreStoryCoreStory
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November 18, 2025
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStoryCoreStory
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November 18, 2025
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Automated Test Generation Playbook

Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Automated Test Generation Playbook

CoreStoryCoreStory
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November 18, 2025
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Ticket Resolution Playbook

Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Ticket Resolution Playbook

CoreStoryCoreStory
.
November 18, 2025
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStoryCoreStory
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November 18, 2025
Development
How to Work at Breakneck Speed Without Breaking Your Neck

How to Work at Breakneck Speed Without Breaking Your Neck

Michael SanteliaMichael Santelia
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November 13, 2025
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Devin MCP Playbook

Announcing the CoreStory + Devin MCP Playbook

CoreStoryCoreStory
.
November 18, 2025
Development
Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Automated Test Generation Playbook

Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Automated Test Generation Playbook

CoreStoryCoreStory
.
November 18, 2025
Development
In 2025 LLMs Will Be the Secret Sauce in Software Development

In 2025 LLMs Will Be the Secret Sauce in Software Development

Cory HymelCory Hymel
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December 12, 2024
Development
How the Crowdbotics GitHub Copilot Extension Delivers More Accurate Code with PRD-Driven Context

How the Crowdbotics GitHub Copilot Extension Delivers More Accurate Code with PRD-Driven Context

CoreStoryCoreStory
.
October 28, 2024
Development
Crowdbotics Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Crowdbotics Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

CoreStoryCoreStory
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September 4, 2024
Development
5 Common Software Architecture Patterns

5 Common Software Architecture Patterns

CoreStoryCoreStory
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October 6, 2024
Development
4 Techniques for Prioritizing Your Product Backlog

4 Techniques for Prioritizing Your Product Backlog

CoreStoryCoreStory
.
October 6, 2021
Development
The Future of Computing: Talking Our Way to Code (The Singularity Beckons?)

The Future of Computing: Talking Our Way to Code (The Singularity Beckons?)

CharathCharath Ram Ranganathan
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December 12, 2024
Development
5 Tips to Keep in Mind When Creating Your Product Requirements Document (PRD)

5 Tips to Keep in Mind When Creating Your Product Requirements Document (PRD)

CoreStoryCoreStory
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May 18, 2023