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by extra_rice 2635 days ago
> It actually doesn't matter because you can always rewrite a working product.

False. Sure, technically, this is true, but in practice there are lots of variables at play here. Who is going to pay for the rewrite? Is the company profitable enough to do that while maintaining legacy code for current users to use? I'm not saying the only way to develop a product is to get it right the first time, but ideally, organisations shouldn't have to pay for the same product twice.