If it requires more time to read and understand the code (if that is even possible)
than it would to rewrite the entire application, I say scrap it and start over.
Be very carefull with this:
- Are you sure you aren't just being lazy and not bothering to read the code
- Are you being arrogant about the great code you will write compared to the rubbish anyone else produced.
- Remember tested-working code is worth a lot more than imaginary yet-to-be-written code
In the words of our estemed host and overlord, Joel - things you should never do,
it's not always wrong to abandon working code - but you have to be sure about the reason.
