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‘Legacy code will become liability’: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu tells developers to brace for AI coding takeover - BusinessToday

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Sridhar Vembu, founder of Zoho, warns developers that as AI-driven tools become more advanced, legacy codebases might transform from valuable assets into liabilities. He suggests that the industry should consider using AI to rewrite software rather than maintaining outdated systems. While current AI struggles with complex existing code, Vembu believes this limitation is temporary. He predicts that AI could handle up to 90% of programming tasks, emphasizing the need for developers to adapt to avoid obsolescence.