Phase 2

Migration Tool Preparation: Configured for Your Codebase

Our migration tools are configurable, not fixed templates. Before a single line of your application is transformed, we prepare the tooling specifically for your patterns, your third-party components, and your complexity profile.

Component Mapping

We identify every third-party control in your application — Telerik, DevExpress, Infragistics, ComponentOne, Syncfusion — and configure transformation mappings for each. Generic tools skip this step and leave you with broken replacements. We don't.

  • Complete third-party control inventory
  • Modern equivalent identified for each component
  • Transformation rules configured and tested
  • Custom mappings built where needed

Validation Framework Setup

Before transformation begins, we set up the semantic validation framework — the mechanism that ensures the migrated application behaves identically to the original. Tests are generated from your application's logic, not from generic templates.

  • Semantic model built from your application
  • Test suite generated pre-transformation
  • Execution traces captured where possible
  • Acceptance criteria defined and agreed upfront

Timeline: Tool preparation typically takes 2–4 weeks for a standard Web Forms application. Larger or more complex codebases with unusual third-party components may require additional time. We give you a specific estimate in the Phase 1 assessment.

Phase 3

Migration Execution: Two Delivery Models

We offer two delivery models based on your team's capacity and preferences. Both include the same tooling, the same validation, and the same delivery standards from our team.

Model B

Full Delivery via Partner Network

We deliver the complete migrated application using our network of experienced delivery partners. You define requirements and acceptance criteria; we deliver. Our team provides tooling, oversight, and final delivery sign-off.

  • Complete delivery managed by our team and partners
  • You define acceptance criteria; we meet them
  • Experienced delivery partners trained on our tooling
  • Our team provides oversight and final sign-off on all deliverables
  • No developer capacity required on your side

Best for: Organizations without available .NET developer capacity for the migration, or those who prefer a turnkey delivery.

Both models include: tool support, semantic validation, test generation and execution, and delivery sign-off from our team.

Phase 4

Validation and Completion

Delivery doesn't happen until the application is validated. Every deliverable is tested against the acceptance criteria defined before work began.

Automated Test Execution

The generated test suite runs against the migrated application. Every test case is derived from the semantic model of the original — covering happy paths, edge cases, and the specific business logic patterns that matter for your application. Failures are documented and queued for resolution.

2

Semantic Validation Review

AI reviews flagged differences between original and migrated behavior. Each difference is classified: transformation bug (fixed), expected platform difference (documented), or agreed behavioral change (already approved). Nothing is left in an ambiguous state.

Issue Resolution

Remaining issues are resolved through AI-assisted and manual work. Each resolution is validated against the test suite before it is closed. Our team reviews every resolution before it is included in the final deliverable.

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Client Acceptance

Your team validates the migrated application against the acceptance criteria agreed at the start of the project. We provide full documentation of every decision made during migration — so your team understands exactly what changed and why.

Delivery and Knowledge Transfer

Final delivery includes the migrated application, the generated test suite, transformation rule documentation, and a knowledge transfer session covering decisions made during migration. Your team walks away with the full picture — not just the output.

Our Team

People Who Have Done This Before

Not developers who discovered legacy migration when LLMs became popular. People who built the tools and ran the engagements that defined the field.

Artinsoft & Mobilize.NET Founders

Our founders built Artinsoft — the pioneering legacy migration company — and Mobilize.NET, the industry's premier automated migration platform. Hundreds of enterprise migration projects completed. Millions of lines of code transformed. Clients in financial services, healthcare, insurance, and government.

When we say we've done this before, we mean the engagements that built the methodologies and tools that the entire field uses. Now we're applying that depth of experience to the AI era — where the leverage points have changed, but the discipline hasn't.

Common Questions

Things We Get Asked Before Engagements Start

What if my codebase is unusually complex?

This is exactly why the assessment comes first. We size and scope the work honestly — including the hard parts. Our tool customization phase is specifically designed to handle complexity that stops generic tools: unusual third-party components, non-standard patterns, deeply intertwined business logic. We've seen complex before. It just means more preparation work upfront.

How long does a typical project take?

Assessment: 1–2 weeks. Tool preparation: 2–4 weeks. Migration execution depends on codebase size — 50,000 lines typically takes 8–12 weeks; larger projects scale proportionally. We give you a realistic timeline in the Phase 1 assessment, not a number optimized to win the business. Projects we've seen go wrong almost always had unrealistic timelines set at the start.

Start Here

The First Step Is Always the Assessment

Free, no-obligation, and useful regardless of what you decide next. We'll tell you exactly what's in your codebase and what a realistic migration looks like before you commit to anything.