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Cisco tasks 27-year-old engineer with rewriting 98% of legacy code using unlimited AI tokens

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Cisco President Jeetu Patel has given a 27-year-old former startup founder unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code within 24 months.

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  1. 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
  2. 2026-10-30 07:00 · Hacker News Front Page
    Cisco gives engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite legacy code

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