Microsoft has released a 9-part video series called 'GitHub Copilot Modernize 101' on the Microsoft Developer Channel, focused on modernizing legacy Java applications using AI-assisted agentic workflows. The series covers the full modernization loop: assessing codebases, upgrading Java/Spring/Jakarta EE, migrating legacy monoliths, modernizing databases, containerizing apps, and deploying to Azure. The key argument is that modernization should be a repeatable continuous process rather than a one-time big-bang rewrite, and that GitHub Copilot's agentic capabilities now make this practical by automating much of the mechanical work.
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