58: Nobody Gets Fired For Buying IBM
Should you rewrite or refactor? What should you consider as you weigh this decision and what exactly constitutes a rewrite anyway?
April 6, 201645m 36s
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Show Notes
Should you rewrite or refactor? What should you consider as you weigh this decision and what exactly constitutes a rewrite anyway?
- Things You Should Never Do, Part I - Joel Spolsky on Software Rewrites
- What does the phrase "Nobody ever got fired for choosing IBM" mean?
- When Understanding Means Rewriting by Jeff Atwood
- The Big Rewrite, revisited by DHH
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