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Best of the Web

Great programming articles you may have missed

Issue: 17.2 (March/April 2019)
Author: Marc Zeedar
Author Bio: Marc taught himself programming in high school when he bought his first computer but had no money for software. He's had fun learning ever since.
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This is a new column where I share links to a few interesting programming-related articles from around the web. Note that these may not have anything to do with Xojo, and I don't necessarily advocate the opinions shared—I simply think they're worth reading for a broader perspective.

Lessons from 6 software rewrite stories

Herb Caudill (https://medium.com/@herbcaudill/lessons-from-6-software-rewrite-stories-635e4c8f7c22)

Excerpt: A new take on the age-old question: Should you rewrite your application from scratch, or is that "the single worst strategic mistake that any software company can make"? Turns out there are more than two options for dealing with a mature codebase.

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