Episode
SE Radio 656: Ivett Ördög on Rewrite versus Refactor
Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers · Feb 20, 2025 · 50 min
Ivett Ördög speaks with host Sam Taggart about rewrite versus refactor -- a choice that many projects face as they grow. It's a topic that inspires a lot of dogmatic feelings. They discuss how companies and projects end up at this crossroads and consider some strategies to try to avoid it. Ivett challenges the myth that you should never rewrite but points to two key factors that need to be…