“Reddit is literally rewriting all of its code, some of which is more than a decade old.” In software, decade-old means fairly well debugged
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Replying to @Pinboard
Does 'rewrite all of its code' imply the possibility that the new iteration won't be as well debugged?
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figured. i'm a noob, but trying to learn
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Replying to @bamabacho @_Felipe
this is a good argument for why so many of us see a rewrite as the kiss of death https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ …
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thx. When I started out as a developer, I def felt like "i'll just start over" was easier than trying to understand an existing code base.
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Replying to @bamabacho @_Felipe
it always is. The point Spolsky makes about code being easier to write than to read is very deep
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