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It's almost funny how history stubbornly likes to repeat itself. https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ https://www.joelo
by enriquto 6y ago
It's almost funny how history stubbornly likes to repeat itself.
https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-...
- coldtea 6y agoAlso funny how an article is taken as gospel, where there are tons of counter-examples...
- enriquto 6y agoYes, I hope this will not be the case for musescore!
- viraptor 6y agoNot only it doesn't apply in every case, here it doesn't apply since it's not a rewrite from scratch. They chose a specific part which doesn't support what they want to do in the future and will replace it piece by piece while continuing overall development.
- iainctduncan 6y agoJoel also says "it doesn't matter what language you choose". Which is true for certain kinds of business software and complete bologna in certain other problem domains. I think he's written a lot of great stuff, but like many tech talking heads, has a serious case of thinking everything is like the area he happens to work in.