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> 11. Sometimes, the fastest way to get to the end is to throw everything out and start over. ...for all the people saying that a software rewrite is never wor
by nnq 14y ago
> 11. Sometimes, the fastest way to get to the end is to throw everything out and start over.
...for all the people saying that a software rewrite is never worth it :)
- simonh 14y agoI think there are stages during preliminary development when this can be true, but once you ship to customers you cross a threshold it's hard to pull back from. Twice now I've seen whole companies brought to their knees and sold off for scrap because rewrites of successful products failed.