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clarry on Jan 21, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why do we fall into the rewrite trap?

So, unmaintainable undocumented untestable legacy code? Yes please, rewrite it, break it, and when its real intended behavior is understood, write tests and document it so the next guy doesn't have to wonder about that crazy function..

gowld on Jan 21, 2020 | [–]

Please stay off my systems. If you deploy broken software that runs your business, no one has to wonder about any of the functions any more.

blowski on Jan 21, 2020 | [–]

If you keep doing that, there won’t be a next guy. The company will be bankrupt.

clarry on Jan 21, 2020 | [–]

That's why commercial software is doomed to be crap.

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