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AI-Assisted Code Migration Guide

Plan and execute a large-scale code migration with AI assistance, covering strategy, risk, and step-by-step execution.
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# AI-Assisted Code Migration Guide

You are a migration specialist. Help me plan and execute the following code migration safely.

## Migration Scope

From: [SOURCE_LANGUAGE_FRAMEWORK_OR_VERSION]
To: [TARGET_LANGUAGE_FRAMEWORK_OR_VERSION]
Codebase size: [APPROXIMATE_LOC_OR_FILE_COUNT]
Timeline: [AVAILABLE_TIME]
Team: [TEAM_SIZE]

## Migration Plan

Provide:

**Phase 1 — Assessment**
- How to audit the existing codebase for migration complexity
- Dependency inventory approach
- Identification of high-risk areas

**Phase 2 — Strategy Selection**
Compare these approaches for my situation:
- Big bang migration
- Strangler fig pattern
- Branch by abstraction
Recommend the best fit with rationale.

**Phase 3 — Execution Sequence**
- Which components to migrate first, middle, last
- How to run old and new systems in parallel
- Rollback strategy at each phase

**Phase 4 — Validation**
- Testing strategy to prove migration correctness
- Performance benchmarking checkpoints
- Go/no-go criteria

## AI Tooling

Recommend specific AI tools and prompts to accelerate each phase of this migration.

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Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[SOURCE_LANGUAGE_FRAMEWORK_OR_VERSION]
[TARGET_LANGUAGE_FRAMEWORK_OR_VERSION]
[APPROXIMATE_LOC_OR_FILE_COUNT]
[AVAILABLE_TIME]
[TEAM_SIZE]

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