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> aren't re-writes always way cheaper and far easier than the initial implementation No, definitely not "always." There are many examples of big enterprise sys
by eli 11y ago
> aren't re-writes always way cheaper and far easier than the initial implementation
No, definitely not "always." There are many examples of big enterprise systems being rewritten that take forever and ultimately fail -- to the point where the old system is put back in place.
- peteretep 11y agoI suspect there's a fair amount of survivor bias there too; initial implementations that aren't cheap and relatively easy don't tend to survive long enough to get rewritten!