Taming the Legacy Beast with AI — with Dave Rooney
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# 📣 Agile Ottawa Meetup – May 14th
🗓️ Date: Thursday, May 14
🕕 Time: 18:00 – 20:00
📍 Location: CGI Offices – 55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 250, Ottawa
🪪 Important: Government-issued photo ID is required to enter the building.
🍕 Yes, there’s pizza. Yes, you should RSVP.
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### About the Session presented by Dave Rooney
Most of the hype we hear about AI and LLMs for developing software is for building new systems using vibe coding or the more recent Specification-Driven Development. That's great, but what about the vast majority of software that already exists? What about all of the legacy code that has become encrusted with barnacles and seaweed over its lifetime? How can we apply AI there?
This session is about my journey from using LLMs to first understand legacy code, then add tests where there were none before and then into actively developing using a test-driven approach. I'll provide case studies about the work I've been doing and how it has evolved over the past 18 months.
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### What’s Happening
- 🍕 Arrival & Networking (18:00) Grab a slice, say hi, and settle in.
- 🎙️ Feature Talk: Dave Rooney Presentation followed by Q&A.
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🧩 Format
- 6:00 – Pizza + Networking
- 6:30 – Feature talk with Dave Rooney
- 7:45 – Wrap-up & More Networking
This event is for anyone who’s curious, stuck, experimenting, or just wants to sharpen their understanding of modern Agile in the real world — whether you're new to the field or leading teams.
Please RSVP so we have enough pizza and chairs!