There are two observations. One, very general, is that the best writing is re-writing. It is mostly about scientific writings, when your understanding grew and

There are two observations. One, very general, is that the best writing is re-writing. It is mostly about scientific writings, when your understanding grew and clarified since the first writing. The second one is "the second system effect" from Mythical Manmonth, which says that when people re-design a system (or a language) they tend to make a kitchen sink from it, throwing in everything that comes to their minds (hello, Rust?) There is also a common sense notion that a sequel for the sake of a new version is usually much worse than the original. What is common of them all? It seems that still the best writing is rewriting, but only if your understanding of the details has been grown and now you have less clutter in your mind. But if you do a rewrite without much thinking or just to get shit done, there is a high probability that you will fail.