Martin Fowler 8/28/2025

From Black Box to Blueprint

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This article details how Thoughtworks used a multi-lens AI approach to reverse engineer legacy systems, reconstructing functional specifications from UI elements, binaries, and data lineage. The method helps overcome analysis paralysis in modernization projects by systematically extracting business logic while maintaining human validation, turning opaque systems into clear blueprints for migration.

From Black Box to Blueprint

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