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Yeah, why not. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000069.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000069.html

• anonbanker 13y ago
  Worked for Mozilla.
  • twic 13y ago
    I am utterly baffled by the fact that people are still posting that link as if it proved anything other than the fact that Joel Spolsky has absolutely no idea what he's talking about. Or has this now become a running joke? Was the posting of that link ironic?
    • tempestn 13y ago
      Was this comment ironic? Can you back up your claim, "Joel Spolsky has absolutely no idea what he's talking about," with some evidence?
      • a8000 13y ago
        Rewriting from scratch can be beneficial, take the V8 engine in Chrome for example.
        • kyberias 13y ago
          Let's. Because this is confusing. What Javascript engine was the V8 rewrite of or did it experience a rewrite of itself at some point in time?
    • mongol 13y ago
      Count me in to the baffled crowd.
    • kyberias 13y ago
      I'm not saying he proves anything but he certainly knows something about what he's talking about and the OP asked "why not rewrite" and Spolsky offers a number of reasons why. They might not apply here but they just as well might.
• Crito 13y ago
  Countless companies have successfully rewritten their products. Properly done, people outside the company never even realize that it was done. Joel has a sort of reverse survivor bias; those who fail are noticed, but those who succeed are ignored.