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?

• 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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