Completed Event
Community Meetup
Finding and Fixing Issues with Legacy Code using AI
An in-person evening meetup at Thoughtworks Coimbatore featuring Java Champion Dr. Venkat Subramaniam on inspecting, understanding, and modernizing legacy codebases using AI-based tools.
About the Meetup
On August 6, 2026, the Tamil Nadu Java User Group (TNJUG) organized an evening community meetup hosted at Thoughtworks in Coimbatore, featuring acclaimed author, educator, and Java Champion Dr. Venkat Subramaniam.
The session brought together local engineers, architects, and practitioners for an evening of learning, technical discussions, and community collaboration.
Technical Session
Finding and Fixing Issues with Legacy Code using AI
- Speaker: Dr. Venkat Subramaniam (Java Champion)
- Overview: Maintaining and evolving code written by others is one of the hardest challenges in software engineering. Subtle defects—such as memory leaks, race conditions, unnoticed security vulnerabilities, or quiet violations of function purity—rarely announce themselves.
- Key Takeaways:
- The session demonstrated how AI-based tools can assist developers in navigating, analyzing, and modernizing legacy systems faster.
- Explored real code examples and the thoughtful engineering reasoning required behind every automated code transformation.
- Highlighted that while AI tools dramatically accelerate discovery and refactoring, rigorous engineering fundamentals remain indispensable.
Venue & Acknowledgements
- Venue Partner: Thoughtworks, Coimbatore (for gracious hospitality and venue support)
- Organizers: A special acknowledgement to Hari Nikesh R and the TNJUG organizing team for organizing the meetup on short notice and ensuring seamless execution.
- Historical Registration: Coordinated via Luma (
https://luma.com/uc832cgi)
Key Takeaways
Event Highlights & Outcomes
- Technical session: Finding and Fixing Issues with Legacy Code using AI by Dr. Venkat Subramaniam
- Practical demonstrations on leveraging AI to navigate, inspect, and modernize complex legacy codebases
- Focus on detecting subtle defects including memory leaks, race conditions, security vulnerabilities, and function purity issues
- Reinforcing core software engineering fundamentals alongside modern AI developer tooling
- Community gathering and networking hosted at Thoughtworks, Coimbatore
Presenters
Speakers & Facilitators
Dr
Dr. Venkat Subramaniam
Java Champion & Founder, Agile Developer Inc.
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