There is probably no Spolskyism that I disagree with more. And yet, I don't really disagree with what he said in context. The context is within a business where

There is probably no Spolskyism that I disagree with more. And yet, I don't really disagree with what he said in context. The context is within a business where the opportunity cost could make it not worth it. If the only concern is making the software better, my experience is that rewriting does wonders for old code.