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And then people say: lets rewrite it, the old solution is overly complex and has a lot legacy code that no one uses, we can do better. They imagine simple & perfect solutions because they underestimate complexity of real world problems, just like parent said.


I would say rewriting is OK if you are eliminating code while keeping the same functionality.

Obviously that is a generalization and there will be exceptions, but as someone else said in this thread "code is a liability not an asset".




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