While I have never read Code Complete, I know of at least one very smart guy who read it, highly recommends it, and is utterly incapable of maintaining legacy c

While I have never read Code Complete, I know of at least one very smart guy who read it, highly recommends it, and is utterly incapable of maintaining legacy code he did not write. He simply refactors everything he touches, which is not to be recommended. There are no books I know of that teach you how to work in legacy code. It's a dying art.