Spec Driven Modernization: Spec2Cloud & GHCP Modern CLI
summary
Shows a spec-driven pipeline that converts a legacy .NET Framework 4.8 MVC app into a running .NET 10 service using deterministic and agentic tools, with assessment → plan → execute phases, five main migration tasks (MSMQ → Service Bus, auth, file storage, DB, connection secrets), deterministic AppCat-style checks plus GitHub Copilot Modernization CLI, an agentic Spec2Cloud flow that generates ADRs, PRDs and FRDs, loads 46 skills, produces builds that succeed and a runnable modernized app.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Welcome and Goals
- 0:37Why Legacy Modernization Hurts
- 2:54Spec Driven vs Vibe Coding
- 6:03Specs as Modernization Oracle
- 7:51Copilot Modernization CLI Overview
- 9:14Legacy App Demo Setup
- 11:33Assessment Phase Walkthrough
- 15:10Planning Tasks and Criteria
- 18:17Executing the Modernization Plan
- 21:13Running the Upgraded .NET 10 App
- 22:30Introducing Spec2Cloud Approach
- 24:26Enable Spectre Cloud
- 25:09Load Copilot Skills
- 26:01Agentic Modernization Assessment
- 29:12Review ADRs and Logs
- 30:25Generate PRDs and FRDs
- 33:36Inspect Specs Output
- 34:29Build Modernization Roadmap
- 36:38Execute Migration Iterations
- 40:26What Is Spectre Cloud
- 42:07Best Practices and Wrap Up
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