> Imagine going to your boss, asking to do a complete re-write because you feel disgusted by the code base. You may have skipped some steps here. How do you kn

> Imagine going to your boss, asking to do a complete re-write because you feel disgusted by the code base. You may have skipped some steps here. How do you know if a computer program is badly designed? You don't initially know it because you went through a checklist. (How would you know to apply the checklist?) How do you let your boss know it before doing a total rewrite? That is a totally separate question.