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Cisco gives 27-year-old engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite legacy code

Cisco President Jeetu Patel tasked 27-year-old engineer Padmanabhan Krishnamurthy, a former startup CEO, with rewriting 98% of the company's legacy code within 24 months using unlimited AI tokens.

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-11-01 05:20 · DEV Community — AI
    Cisco Gave One Engineer Unlimited AI Tokens to Rewrite 98%
  2. 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
  3. 2026-10-30 07:00 · Hacker News Front Page
    Cisco gives engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite legacy code

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