Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman AI-Powered Migration plus Raw Experience with Mike Rousos
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Oct 23, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Mike Rousos, Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, shares his expertise on modernizing legacy applications and utilizing AI in cloud migration. He highlights the benefits of upgrading to .NET and Azure PaaS, including improved performance and supportability. Mike dives into the role of GitHub Copilot in generating tests and documenting transformations, while addressing common pitfalls in migration. Their conversation also emphasizes how AI can amplify learning for junior engineers and enhance productivity across development teams.
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Embed Engineers With Customers
- Show up with customers to learn their real problems before you design fixes.
- Bring feedback back to the product team to improve docs, bugs, and future releases.
Modernization Is Multi-Dimensional
- Migration means many different things: runtime upgrade, platform move, and refactor.
- Break large modernization efforts into smaller, targeted tasks and tackle them step by step.
Prioritize Upgrades For Active Projects
- Upgrade active projects for performance, support, and ecosystem access.
- Prioritize upgrades when you need cross-platform support, better hiring, or newer libraries.