The post explores how AI tools, like Swimm, can facilitate the understanding of complex COBOL codebases, often used in mission-critical systems. It details methods for gaining observability in mainframe applications, focusing on breaking down systems into key components such as screens, batch operations, and shared logic, and
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Understanding the essential: Gaining observabilityDrilling down: Understanding screen behaviorUnderstanding batch operationsHow Swimm helpsNext up: Business logicSort: