Code Modernization
Bring an older system to a state your team can change safely: tests, structure, upgrades and a path off whatever is holding you back.
Who it is for
- Companies with a product that makes money and a codebase nobody wants to touch.
- Teams spending more time working around the system than improving it.
- Acquirers who inherited a system and need to know what they have.
What it covers
- An assessment of the codebase, the risks and the real cost of leaving it alone.
- Test coverage before change, so every later step can be checked.
- Dependency, framework and runtime upgrades in small, reviewed steps.
- Extracting modules or services only where it pays for itself.
- AI coding agents suit this broad, mechanical work well, with a senior engineer reviewing every change.
How it works
A fixed-scope assessment with a written plan, then phased work with a working system at the end of each phase.
Nothing is rewritten from scratch unless the assessment proves it is cheaper.
Every engagement begins with Ethos Discovery, so the first weeks are spent on the right problem.