The question nobody asks is if some code is even worth reading. I recall a project that was offshored where a local team was later asked to add functionality t

The question nobody asks is if some code is even worth reading. I recall a project that was offshored where a local team was later asked to add functionality to it. The code was so bad, it was useless to read it. The execs who decided to outsource in the first place did everything they could to get the local team to build on top of what they purchased. Finally, they brought in a very expensive consultant who told them flat out the only way he was going to touch it was a total rewrite. People were furious. In the end, he won and it ended up being a complete rewrite completed faster than the initial offshored project. For half the price.