Rewrite or repair?

Question

I\'m sure you have all been there, you take on a project where there is a creaky old code base which is barely fit for purpose and you have to make the decision to either re

Answer 1

One reason for rewriting at one of my previous jobs was an inability to find developers with enough experience to work on the original code base.

The decision was made to first clean up the underlying database structure, then rewrite in something that would make it easier to find full-time employees and/or contractors.

I haven't heard yet how it worked out :)

I think people have a tendency to go for rewrites because it seems more fun on the surface.

We get to rebuild from scratch!

We'll do it right this time!

etc.