"We need to rewrite everything from scratch." – said every CTO ever.

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Sound familiar?

A legacy system is slow. Buggy. Nobody understands the code anymore.

The first instinct: Burn it down. Build it new.

But here's the problem with "rewrite from scratch":

It takes 2–3x longer than estimated
It costs a fortune (and then some)
It often fails (Google "rewrite from scratch disaster stories")
Your business doesn't stop while you rewrite

There's a better way.

Step-by-step modernization.
One module at a time.
No downtime.
Fixed price.
4–6 weeks.

My question to you:

Have you ever been part of a "big rewrite" project? How did it go? Success or disaster?

Let me know in the comments.

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