Comment by joquarky

1 hour ago

I changed my thoughts on rewriting after reading this:

https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-...

PS: I just realized this article is older than some of the people here.

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joquarky

I would rewrite if the alternative is maintaining bad code for a long time. But yeah, it’s best to be pessimistic. And be really careful about changes. There are books written about the methods to use.