[notorandit]

It's a big move. But I understand it.

Sometimes your code is "just" a proof of concept, a way to test the idea. Very far from a decent product.

That is the time you ditch the code, keep the ideas (both good and bad) and start over.

[qingcharles]

This. Depending on the project, especially if you're doing something really novel, you can end up going down dozens of dead-ends which, when removed, leave little scars all over the code base.

It can be so refreshing making that decision to open the old code on one screen and a fresh project on the other and do it right from the start.

[notorandit]

Indeed.