The first deliverable from generative coding should be understanding
The most dangerous sentence in a modernization program may be, “We know what this system does.”
Usually, someone knows what the system is supposed to do. Operators know the screens and workarounds. A few engineers know where the brittle integrations live. Program managers know the contracts and milestones. Cybersecurity teams know some of the exposed surfaces. The source code knows all of it at once—but in a form no single person can hold in mind.
That is why the emerging market for generative coding matters to government for a reason deeper than writing software faster. Its first serious public-sector use may be helping an organization recover a working model of the technology estate it already owns.