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by natmaka 2171 days ago
Having the developers of an existing code rewrite it using a much newer language & environment they master, with the existing code working rather adequately (but hard to extend and with mediocre performances)... is pleasant and useful.

Having a smaller and under pressure team of newcomers w/o any knowledge of the underlying concepts tackling a rewrite while trying to understand and fix a clunky existing code is an ordeal.