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Comment by mbesto

So I know re-writing a technical system from scratch is always consider a big no-no. A couple of observations to counter that argument:

1. Re-writing code is the Innovator's Solution to the Innovator's Dilemma.[0]

2. Mozilla wouldn't exist today if the Netscape team didn't decide to rewrite their browser engine.[1]

3. Isn't Basecamp New a rewrite?[2]

[0]http://www.amazon.com/The-Innovators-Solution-Sustaining-Suc... [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla#History [2]http://basecamp.com/new

Thoughts?

parent mbesto 13 years ago

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