Modernization library

The complete guide to legacy modernization

Languages, platforms, frameworks, databases, strategies and industries, every modernization path SoftwareForge runs, spec-first and governed from Day 0.

Language migration6 guides
Source-language conversion with real type mapping, control-flow restructuring, and idiomatic output.
COBOLJava
COBOL to Java Migration GuideWhy teams move off COBOL, what changes, real conversion samples, and the governed pipeline that ships validated Java.
COBOLC#
COBOL to C# Migration GuideMove decades of COBOL business logic onto .NET: fixed-point arithmetic, file handling, and the governed pipeline that keeps behavior intact.
COBOLPython
COBOL to Python Migration GuideWhy teams move off COBOL, what changes in the code, decimal-precision pitfalls, and how a governed migration verifies behavior.
FortranPython
Fortran to Python Migration GuideMove scientific and numerical Fortran to Python without breaking the math: indexing, memory layout, and performance parity.
PerlPython
Perl to Python Migration GuideMove legacy Perl scripts and services to Python: context-sensitivity, regex differences, and CPAN-to-PyPI mapping.
COBOLGo
COBOL to Go Migration GuideMove mainframe COBOL onto Go's concurrency-native runtime: decimal arithmetic, static binaries, and explicit error handling.
Platform migration4 guides
Move the runtime, not just the code, from mainframe and on-prem estates to cloud and service architectures.
Security modernization1 guide
Security review across the whole pipeline: every artifact inspected as it is generated, and the codebase scored before work is planned.