5 Reasons Why You Should NOT Rewrite Your System
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After many years working in your system, building, tinkering, improving, breaking and reassembling, you decide that what is really needed is a full software rewrite. After all, what can go wrong?
If you were ever involved in a full rewrite project, you know the answer. Absolutely everything can go wrong.
Why you think you want it There’s plenty of reasons for developers to advocate for a full software rewrite, but the most common is the software complexity and cost of maintenance.