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> I always go with the cheapest option for my client > with the argument that one day he could just scale > it up even by rewriting it. Which in practice of
by huskyr 10y ago
> I always go with the cheapest option for my client
> with the argument that one day he could just scale
> it up even by rewriting it.
Which in practice of course never happens. Instead, the old code gets patched up until everything fails completely, and only then a rewrite happens :)
- kevan 10y agoWhich is a perfectly valid choice in many cases. I plan to drive my car for as long as possible and into the ground before I get another one. As long as I know the eventual replacement cost is coming and budget for it it can be a good choice.