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20 Million dollars per year. This should be the thing that starts every conversation. Because IT WORKS for the intended purpose. Someone else said it. Put eve
by eric4smith 4y ago
20 Million dollars per year.
This should be the thing that starts every conversation. Because IT WORKS for the intended purpose.
Someone else said it. Put everything in source control first.
And just fix things that directly impact that 20 Million dollars a year.
Example, fix speed issues. Fix any javascript issues. Fix anything that will get you to 21 million dollars a year.
Then if you want, you can put together a small sub-team that would be responsible to transitioning certain pages into a framework. But don't rewrite the whole thing.
- nwiswell 4y agoRight. An attempt to do a full rewrite just doesn't pass the most basic cost/benefit analysis. Redoing it in [sexy language / framework / paradigm / design pattern] will feel aesthetic, but even if it goes perfectly, it won't get you to $40M a year. But if it goes poorly, it might get you to $0M a year (and fired). The bigger question for OP should be "do I wish to be employed by an organization that is OK with these engineering practices?" Nobody can change culture by themselves, and certainly not just by introducing a sexier technology.
- ipaddr 4y agoDoing in new language will subtract some value. Adding new features may add value. Doing it as an spa could kill the entire thing.