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The CoreStory Blog

Insights, guides, and real-world examples of how AI is transforming the software development lifecycle. From planning and architecture to coding, testing, and maintenance — we explore practical ways to integrate AI into your workflow and build better software, faster.

Development Legacy Modernization with CoreStory: a J2EE Demo

CoreStory's Code Modernization Playbook was run against Sun Microsystems' Java Pet Store — a canonical J2EE application — in a single working session. It produced a full modernization readiness assessment, extracted and cataloged 95 business rules from the codebase, and delivered an end-to-end modernization using the CoreStory Code Modernization playbook.

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Legacy Modernization with CoreStory: a J2EE Demo

John Bender

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Technical Deep Dive: Modernizing Java Pet Store With CoreStory

John Bender

[Artificial Intelligence\

The Context Window Paradox: Why Throwing More Tokens at Legacy Code Doesn't Work

Michel Ozzello

[Artificial Intelligence\

Agent Boosting: The Missing Workflow for Getting Real Results from AI Coding Agents

John Bender

[Artificial Intelligence\

Deterministic AI Analysis: Why Consistent Results Matter for Enterprises

Michel Ozzello

[Artificial Intelligence\

Claude’s COBOL Demo Moved Markets — But Context Moves Migrations and More....

Anand Kulkarni

[Artificial Intelligence\

How CoreStory Cuts LLM Costs by 70% While Improving Output Quality

CoreStory

[Marketing\

Understanding Code at Scale: A Conversation with Anand on the Future of Code Intelligence

Ray Ploski

[Development\

CoreStory Brings Code Intelligence to Agent-Native Development on Factory

CoreStory

[Artificial Intelligence\

How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Leading Coding Agents

John Bender

[Artificial Intelligence\

Deep Dive: How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Coding Agents

John Bender

[Business\

Accelerate modernization and elevate AI performance through the CoreStory Partner Program.

CoreStory

[Development\

Specification-Driven Development as an Enabler of Agile Methodology: Reducing Iteration Cost in AI-Assisted Software Engineering

Charath Ram Ranganathan

[Business\

Cracking the Code in M&A: How CoreStory’s “Code-to-Spec” Transforms Tech Due Diligence

Ray Ploski

[Development\

Announcing the CoreStory + Factory.ai Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStory

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Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Automated Test Generation Playbook

CoreStory

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Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStory

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Announcing the CoreStory + Spec Kit Spec-Driven Development Playbook

CoreStory

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Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStory

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Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Automated Test Generation Playbook

CoreStory

[Development\

Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Ticket Resolution Playbook

CoreStory

[Development\

Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStory

[Development\

Announcing the CoreStory + Devin MCP Playbook

CoreStory

[Development\

Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Automated Test Generation Playbook

CoreStory

[Development\

How to Work at Breakneck Speed Without Breaking Your Neck

Michael Santelia

[Artificial Intelligence\

CoreStory Engineering Monthly — October 2025

Ray Ploski

[Business\

CoreStory Raises $32 Million to Modernize the World’s Legacy Software with Agentic AI

Ray Ploski

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CoreStory in the News: Full Coverage Recap

Ray Ploski

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Welcome to CoreStory

Anand Kulkarni

[Artificial Intelligence\

Using Prediction Machines to Build Intelligence

Cory Hymel

[Artificial Intelligence\

LLMs vs Human Experts in Requirements Engineering

Cory Hymel

[Artificial Intelligence\

Why Adopting AI is a Moral Imperative

Cory Hymel

[Development\

In 2025 LLMs Will Be the Secret Sauce in Software Development

Cory Hymel

[Development\

The Future of Computing: Talking Our Way to Code (The Singularity Beckons?)

Charath Ram Ranganathan

[Artificial Intelligence\

5 ways AI will change the software development life cycle

Cory Hymel

[Artificial Intelligence\

Unlocking Productivity: How Teaming Up AI Tools Supercharges GitHub Copilot

Cory Hymel

[Business\

Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Logistics

CoreStory

[Business\

Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Financial Services

CoreStory

[Development\

How the Crowdbotics GitHub Copilot Extension Delivers More Accurate Code with PRD-Driven Context

CoreStory

[Artificial Intelligence\

Demystifying the Buzzwords: What AI and ML Look Like in Practice

CoreStory

[Business\

Best Open Source Data Visualization Tools

CoreStory

[Development\

5 Common Software Architecture Patterns

CoreStory

[Artificial Intelligence\

How AI is Revolutionizing Quality Engineering: A Practical Look

Cory Hymel

[Artificial Intelligence\

How AI and Spatial Computing Are Changing the Game in Design

Cory Hymel

[Development\

Crowdbotics Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

CoreStory

[Business\

The Five Questions Tech Executives Are Asking About AI

CoreStory

[Business\

CoreStory-CodeOps Platform and New Collaboration with Microsoft: Using AI to Build Software

Anand Kulkarni

[Artificial Intelligence\

Nine Essential AI Tools for Software Modernization

CoreStory

[Business\

Top Digital Transformation Priorities by Industry Sector

CoreStory

[Artificial Intelligence\

Unlocking AI-Powered Code Intelligence with Charath, CTO of Crowdbotics

Charath Ram Ranganathan

[Business\

Security First: CoreStory Achieves SOC2 Type I Certification

CoreStory

[Development\

5 Tips to Keep in Mind When Creating Your Product Requirements Document (PRD)

CoreStory

[Development\

4 Techniques for Prioritizing Your Product Backlog

CoreStory

[Business\

Accelerate modernization and elevate AI performance through the CoreStory Partner Program.

CoreStory

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December 1, 2025

[Business\

Cracking the Code in M&A: How CoreStory’s “Code-to-Spec” Transforms Tech Due Diligence

Ray Ploski

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November 21, 2025

[Business\

CoreStory Raises $32 Million to Modernize the World’s Legacy Software with Agentic AI

Ray Ploski

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October 28, 2025

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Welcome to CoreStory

Anand Kulkarni

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September 8, 2025

[Business\

Security First: CoreStory Achieves SOC2 Type I Certification

CoreStory

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November 29, 2023

[Business\

CoreStory-CodeOps Platform and New Collaboration with Microsoft: Using AI to Build Software

Anand Kulkarni

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April 23, 2024

[Business\

Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Logistics

CoreStory

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November 1, 2024

[Business\

Top Digital Transformation Priorities for Financial Services

CoreStory

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November 1, 2024

[Business\

Top Digital Transformation Priorities by Industry Sector

CoreStory

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January 11, 2024

[Business\

Best Open Source Data Visualization Tools

CoreStory

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October 6, 2024

[Business\

The Five Questions Tech Executives Are Asking About AI

CoreStory

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July 2, 2024

[Artificial Intelligence\

Agent Boosting: The Missing Workflow for Getting Real Results from AI Coding Agents

John Bender

March 24, 2026

[Artificial Intelligence\

Deterministic AI Analysis: Why Consistent Results Matter for Enterprises

Michel Ozzello

March 23, 2026

[Artificial Intelligence\

The Context Window Paradox: Why Throwing More Tokens at Legacy Code Doesn't Work

Michel Ozzello

March 25, 2026

[Artificial Intelligence\

How CoreStory Cuts LLM Costs by 70% While Improving Output Quality

CoreStory

February 24, 2026

[Artificial Intelligence\

Claude’s COBOL Demo Moved Markets — But Context Moves Migrations and More....

Anand Kulkarni

February 25, 2026

[Artificial Intelligence\

Deep Dive: How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Coding Agents

John Bender

December 22, 2025

[Artificial Intelligence\

How CoreStory Improves Benchmark Performance for Leading Coding Agents

John Bender

December 23, 2025

[Artificial Intelligence\

CoreStory Engineering Monthly — October 2025

Ray Ploski

November 9, 2025

[Artificial Intelligence\

Demystifying the Buzzwords: What AI and ML Look Like in Practice

CoreStory

October 6, 2024

[Artificial Intelligence\

Nine Essential AI Tools for Software Modernization

CoreStory

March 15, 2024

[Artificial Intelligence\

5 ways AI will change the software development life cycle

Cory Hymel

December 2, 2024

[Artificial Intelligence\

Why Adopting AI is a Moral Imperative

Cory Hymel

December 19, 2024

[Artificial Intelligence\

Unlocking AI-Powered Code Intelligence with Charath, CTO of Crowdbotics

Charath Ram Ranganathan

January 5, 2024

[Artificial Intelligence\

How AI is Revolutionizing Quality Engineering: A Practical Look

Cory Hymel

September 11, 2024

[Artificial Intelligence\

How AI and Spatial Computing Are Changing the Game in Design

Cory Hymel

September 5, 2024

[Artificial Intelligence\

Unlocking Productivity: How Teaming Up AI Tools Supercharges GitHub Copilot

Cory Hymel

November 8, 2024

[Artificial Intelligence\

LLMs vs Human Experts in Requirements Engineering

Cory Hymel

February 5, 2025

[Artificial Intelligence\

Using Prediction Machines to Build Intelligence

Cory Hymel

February 6, 2025

Development\ .png)

Technical Deep Dive: Modernizing Java Pet Store With CoreStory

John Bender

.

April 10, 2026

[Development\

Legacy Modernization with CoreStory: a J2EE Demo

John Bender

.

April 14, 2026

[Development\

CoreStory Brings Code Intelligence to Agent-Native Development on Factory

CoreStory

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January 20, 2026

[Development\

Specification-Driven Development as an Enabler of Agile Methodology: Reducing Iteration Cost in AI-Assisted Software Engineering

Charath Ram Ranganathan

.

November 27, 2025

[Development\

Announcing the CoreStory + Factory.ai Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStory

.

November 18, 2025

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Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Automated Test Generation Playbook

CoreStory

.

November 18, 2025

Development\ .png)

Announcing the CoreStory + Cursor Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStory

.

November 18, 2025

Development\ .png)

Announcing the CoreStory + Spec Kit Spec-Driven Development Playbook

CoreStory

.

November 18, 2025

Development\ .png)

Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStory

.

November 18, 2025

Development\ .png)

Announcing the CoreStory + GitHub Copilot Automated Test Generation Playbook

CoreStory

.

November 18, 2025

[Development\

Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Ticket Resolution Playbook

CoreStory

.

November 18, 2025

[Development\

Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Code Agentic Bug Resolution Playbook

CoreStory

.

November 18, 2025

[Development\

How to Work at Breakneck Speed Without Breaking Your Neck

Michael Santelia

.

November 13, 2025

[Development\

Announcing the CoreStory + Devin MCP Playbook

CoreStory

.

November 18, 2025

[Development\

Announcing the CoreStory + Claude Automated Test Generation Playbook

CoreStory

.

November 18, 2025

[Development\

In 2025 LLMs Will Be the Secret Sauce in Software Development

Cory Hymel

.

December 12, 2024

[Development\

How the Crowdbotics GitHub Copilot Extension Delivers More Accurate Code with PRD-Driven Context

CoreStory

.

October 28, 2024

[Development\

Crowdbotics Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

CoreStory

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September 4, 2024

[Development\

5 Common Software Architecture Patterns

CoreStory

.

October 6, 2024

[Development\

4 Techniques for Prioritizing Your Product Backlog

CoreStory

.

October 6, 2021

[Development\

The Future of Computing: Talking Our Way to Code (The Singularity Beckons?)

Charath Ram Ranganathan

.

December 12, 2024

[Development\

5 Tips to Keep in Mind When Creating Your Product Requirements Document (PRD)

CoreStory

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May 18, 2023