US Patent 10977030 Predictive code clearance by a cognitive computing system

An exemplary method includes obtaining a training set of code data that includes deprecated code; training a multi-layer neural network on the training set of code data to predict usage events for the deprecated code; predicting usage events for the deprecated code, in a first set of code data, using the trained multi-layer neural network; estimating a value of risk associated with the deprecated code in response to the predicted usage events; comparing the estimated value of risk to a threshold; and, in response to the estimated value of risk exceeding the threshold, implementing an ameliorative action regarding the deprecated code.