Cisco gives 27-year-old engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code in 24 months

Cisco President Jeetu Patel has handed a 27-year-old ex-startup founder a huge job to rewrite 98% of Cisco's legacy code within 24 months.

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2026-10-30 11:26 · Tom's Hardware
Cisco gives 27-year-old engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code in 24 months

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