http://blog.qualityaspect.com/2006/12/10/more-on-total-loss/ Lidor Wyssocky's Blog on Optimizing Software Development Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://blog.qualityaspect.com/2006/12/10/more-on-total-loss/#comment-32172 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:41:45 +0000 http://blog.qualityaspect.com/2006/12/10/more-on-total-loss/#comment-32172 I am Very thank full the owner of this blog. Becouse of this blog is very imformative for me.. And I ask u some thiing You make more this type blog where we can get more knowledge. thanks you very high work.. http://www.saboces.gen.tr I am Very thank full the owner of this blog. Becouse of this blog is very imformative for me.. And I ask u some thiing You make more this type blog where we can get more knowledge.
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]]> http://blog.qualityaspect.com/2006/12/10/more-on-total-loss/#comment-6256 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:57:40 +0000 http://blog.qualityaspect.com/2006/12/10/more-on-total-loss/#comment-6256 I guess what Joel meant was that code rewriting could be bad because people did not really understand all the assumptions/hacks/fixes made by the original coders and thus may rewrite it incorrectly (e.g. break other areas of the app or run incorrectly in certain configurations etc.). Regardless, if we are confident that we truly understand the existing code and all of its implications and think that it will save time in the long run by rewriting it then there is no reason why rewriting does not make sense. I guess what Joel meant was that code rewriting could be bad because people did not really understand all the assumptions/hacks/fixes made by the original coders and thus may rewrite it incorrectly (e.g. break other areas of the app or run incorrectly in certain configurations etc.). Regardless, if we are confident that we truly understand the existing code and all of its implications and think that it will save time in the long run by rewriting it then there is no reason why rewriting does not make sense.

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