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https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-... "They did it by ma

https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-... "They did it by making the single worst strategic mistake that any software company can make: They decided to rewrite the code from scratch."

jimmaswell 4y ago
This is putting the whole company on hold to rewrite the entire product. I took the original article's statement a lot more generally, like rewriting a module or inner library, but I could've taken it wrong.
popularonion 4y ago
I wonder if that article has caused more damage over the years than it prevented.