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This story is super interesting and I think can teach us some valuable lessons about refactoring and the price of truly understanding the domain in which the co
by hexfran 8mo ago
This story is super interesting and I think can teach us some valuable lessons about refactoring and the price of truly understanding the domain in which the code operates.
The accompanying article is also a pleasant reading with a nice bit of background, and I really liked the motivation behind "layering" on top instead of rewriting from scratch.
Thanks for bringing this story to HN!
- benstopics 8mo agoI referenced a LOT of articles and case studies on legacy rewrites and ports in that first year. It is definitely a challenge that even with LLM still exists and I am happy to add to the body of knowledge surrounding the subject.