arXiv (Cornell University)
Code Digital Twin: Empowering LLMs with Tacit Knowledge for Complex Software Development
October 2025 • Xin Peng, Chong Wang
Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated strong capabilities in software engineering tasks, raising expectations of revolutionary productivity gains. However, enterprise software development is largely driven by incremental evolution, where challenges extend far beyond routine coding and depend critically on tacit knowledge, including design decisions at different levels and historical trade-offs. To achieve effective AI-powered support for complex software development, we should align eme…