PriMera Scientific Engineering (ISSN: 2834-2550)

Research Article

Volume 8 Issue 5

Semantic Reverse Engineering Legacy Software Applications with ChatGPT, Gemini AI, and Claude AI

Christian Mancas* and Diana Christina Mancas

May 01, 2026

DOI : 10.56831/PSEN-08-266

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Abstract

This research paper describes our research results on using ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude AI to semantically reverse engineer legacy database software applications.

Keywords: database software application semantic reverse engineering; MatBase; (Elementary) Mathematical Data Model; MS Access VBA; ChatGPT; Claude AI; Gemini AI

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