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Extracting business logic
COBOL
Blackbox to blueprint: Extracting business logic from COBOL applications
May 8, 25 12 min read

Introduction In this post, we will discuss how to extract business logic from COBOL…

Cobol Puzzle
COBOL
The hidden landmine in COBOL’s PERFORM statement: a control flow puzzle
Apr 22, 25 6 min read

At Swimm, we perform static code analysis in order to understand large and complex…

Blackbox to blueprint
COBOL
Blackbox to blueprint: Illuminating COBOL systems
Apr 20, 25 9 min read

So, you need to make sense of a massive COBOL codebase. Perhaps you’re modernizing…

Roadmap
Legacy code
A roadmap to working with legacy code: Webinar highlights
Dec 26, 24 6 min read

Legacy codebases are the backbone of many successful businesses. Modernizing these systems is a…

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Company
A CTO’s work protocols: Balancing structure and creativity
Dec 19, 24 6 min read

Managing diverse responsibilities while staying focused and fostering creativity is a challenge for most…

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Documentation
Here’s what the 2024 DORA report has to say about code documentation 
Nov 19, 24 4 min read

DORA began researching code documentation‘s impact on the software development lifecycle in 2021. Since…

Gen AI
How Swimm uses static analysis to generate quality code documentation
Nov 18, 24 3 min read

Automatically generated documentation is the dream for most developers – especially those working at…

Gen AI
Announcing the Swimm for GitHub Copilot extension
Nov 7, 24 4 min read

Today we’re officially launching our latest collaboration with GitHub:  the Swimm for GitHub Copilot…

Legacy code
How we automatically generate documentation for legacy code
Sep 5, 24 4 min read

One of the most persistent challenges in software development is having to deal with…

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Company
Swimm named a Gartner Cool Vendor: Here’s why AI-augmented development matters
Sep 4, 24 3 min read

Swimm has just been named a 2024 Gartner Cool Vendor in AI-Augmented Development and…

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Industry
The “R” in R&D
Sep 4, 24 13 min read

Most organizations have a Research and Development department, or R&D. Within software organizations, R&D…

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Gen AI
Documentation drives developer experience. Here’s why.
Aug 27, 24 6 min read

Picture this: you’re about to wrap up for the weekend and you receive an…