AI driven or not, anyone, like me, that has been involved for decades in software development, knows that the specifications alone can’t be done this quickly without seeking extreme failure. Fail fast, and break things somewhat works for new business in beta mode, but isn’t an option for thiings like SS.
DOGE Plans to Rewrite Entire Social Security Codebase in Just ‘a Few Months’: Report
Details are scarce, but this has the potential to be a disaster.
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
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