Even amongst engineers some concepts cannot be understood until you decide to “implement a replacement” from scratch. Around 60% of the way, you figure out your

Even amongst engineers some concepts cannot be understood until you decide to “implement a replacement” from scratch. Around 60% of the way, you figure out your design and coincidently understand the design of the thing you previously didnt understand. However during this journey, you may discover a better method. The other group also came to realise this, but since they invested so much into the origal design, they continue down that path. True refactoring only happens when disgruntled former employees decide to quit and reengineer the solution, this time they create a better product.