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by S_A_P 2177 days ago
Never say never, but still a lot of truth to this. I generally think refactoring is the better way to go unless you are backed into an architectural corner. Say, for instance the app was built in power builder and needs to support 64 bit OS. That’s a rewrite in a new language. Say the app was a MacOS 9 and OSX is coming. Rewrite. Otherwise it’s probably better to refactor old code than to chase green fields.