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Most software rewrites fail and take longer than people expect them to.

Drawn from what Ben Kuhn said

What these subjects mean

optimism Expecting things to go well: whether it is what gets things built, or a bias that forecasts keep paying for.

software quality Whether a program is any good and how anyone would know: tests, review, debt, and what a suite cannot cover.

What Ben Kuhn actually said

  1. Ben Kuhn Software engineer and writer; former CTO of Wave
    most rewrites fail and most people are over-optimistic about how long they will take

    ↗Impact, agency, and tastebenkuhn.net

    19 Apr 2025

    All 3 korrents from this piecethis one is 1st

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