This is not a real solution, and not a decision an experienced CTO would make. It’s been a programming meme since the early 2000s that rewrites are an alluring

This is not a real solution, and not a decision an experienced CTO would make. It’s been a programming meme since the early 2000s that rewrites are an alluring fix to problems, but underestimate the complexity of existing code. Joel Spolsky’s classic article is a great introduction to this line of thinking: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-...