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> The application in question is very complex, so any kind of rewrite in another language is out of the question. I think I know what you mean. If a couple of
by bjarneh 5y ago
> The application in question is very complex, so any kind of rewrite in another language is out of the question.
I think I know what you mean. If a couple of guys quit, the company is in major trouble? :-)
Forgot this: /s
- brianmcc 5y agoNot the OP but you can have a large, complex system that's widely understood and supported by a decent sized team, where a rewrite is still not a commercially wise choice
- dig1 5y agoTrue!
- jacquesm 5y agoThis is probably the norm.
- FieryTransition 5y agoYeah, rewriting everything is almost never a good choice from a business value perspective. Usually, the most sensible thing to do, is to break the system up in components, and rewrite them slowly while keeping interop with the old system. Downtime is no money time. And new features sometimes give more value, even if the programmer is grumpy.
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