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I changed my thoughts on rewriting after reading this: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ https://www.joelonsoftware.

by joquarky 11mo ago

I changed my thoughts on rewriting after reading this: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-... PS: I just realized this article is older than some of the people here.

skydhash 11mo ago
I would rewrite if the alternative is maintaining bad code for a long time. But yeah, it’s best to be pessimistic. And be really careful about changes. There are books written about the methods to use.
abustamam 11mo ago
Wow! Not quite older than me, but my age was in the single digits :) Thanks for sharing, it's always great to learn from folks who have been through it for literal decades.
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