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I have seen permutations of this scenario multiple times. I have some sympathy for organizations in this situation, but it is entirely self-inflicted.
by MartinCron 9y ago
I have seen permutations of this scenario multiple times. I have some sympathy for organizations in this situation, but it is entirely self-inflicted.
- reboog711 9y agoAt one point, a lot of my consulting business was figuring out code like that, that others have written.
- slake 9y agoWe have a term for it. We call it code refurbishment!
- tsumnia 9y agoSadly I have a similar background; data analytic company where the entirety of the MVP was built and maintained by a two person shop in Detroit. Our company had become so dependent that when the initial contract was up, they wanted a renewal of $1mil... and we gave it to them... On the bright side, I learned a lot about building and working on RESTful APIs during the re-negotiation period where I might become the new developer