How Datadog Used Claude and Cursor for Test-Driven Production Migration

Datadog engineers successfully refactored their Stream Router API by using AI tools Claude and Cursor to assist in a test-driven migration from a key-value model to a relational database schema. The process relied on strong modularity and a parallel infrastructure to ensure system stability.
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