If there's existing code then it typically means one of two things: 1) it was outsourced and, therefore, terrible and painful to work with or 2) there was a dev

If there's existing code then it typically means one of two things: 1) it was outsourced and, therefore, terrible and painful to work with or 2) there was a developer who was either pushed off or decided to part ways with the project at a very early stage, which isn't a good sign considering how self-described "business" people often view and treat developers.