It's becoming easier to rebuild than to fix. Awesome or Dangerous?

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austin-cheney · Accepted Answer

The zenith of bad architecture. For people confident enough to use a helper (ai, framework, code generator) but not confident enough to independently plan large original applications it will always be cheaper to start over every time than maintain software at scale, but that doesn&rsquo;t make it cheap.

d--b · Answer

Who says is easier to rebuild than to fix?The rebuild vs fix problem depends a lot on the state of the codebase and on the inherent complexity of what the system actually does.

tomcam · Answer

Can you give an example or two?

jfengel · Answer

Oh, I thought perhaps you were referring to the country.

It's becoming easier to rebuild than to fix. Awesome or Dangerous?

It's becoming easier to rebuild than to fix. Awesome or Dangerous?

The zenith of bad architecture. For people confident enough to use a helper (ai, framework, code generator) but not confident enough to independently plan large original applications it will always be cheaper to start over every time than maintain software at scale, but that doesn’t make it cheap.

Who says is easier to rebuild than to fix?
The rebuild vs fix problem depends a lot on the state of the codebase and on the inherent complexity of what the system actually does.

Can you give an example or two?

Oh, I thought perhaps you were referring to the country.