When to rewrite a code base from scratch

Question

I think back to Joel Spolsky\'s article about never rewriting code from scratch. To sum up his argument: The code doesn\'t get rusty, and while it may not look pretty afte

Answer 1

One danger in a complete rewrite is that your job is constantly on the line. You're a cost that isn't contributing to the bottom line. The code that sucks is the code that's making the money.

But if you fix the existing code one piece at a time, you're the guy who knows how the money machine works.