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You inherit code in a language you're not familiar. Do you...

Survey period: 23 Jun 2014 to 30 Jun 2014

A hypothetical of 4 choices.

OptionVotes% 
Learn the new language inside and out and get to work38417.49
Learn enough to do what's needed, but no more1,46966.92
Find someone who does know the language and pass it to them1135.15
Rewrite it23210.57



 
GeneralA mix Pin
Nelek23-Jun-14 7:14
protectorNelek23-Jun-14 7:14 
GeneralMake it work and no more Pin
jgakenhe23-Jun-14 4:16
professionaljgakenhe23-Jun-14 4:16 
GeneralThis is actually a trick question PinPopular
Chris Maunder23-Jun-14 4:04
cofounderChris Maunder23-Jun-14 4:04 
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snorkie23-Jun-14 4:29
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Andreas Gieriet23-Jun-14 5:19
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KarstenK24-Jun-14 1:23
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Jonathan Nethercott23-Jun-14 5:23
professionalJonathan Nethercott23-Jun-14 5:23 
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Ravi Bhavnani23-Jun-14 5:50
professionalRavi Bhavnani23-Jun-14 5:50 
I think I may be in the minority.

I feel the urge to rewrite code only if I find it incomprehensible or unduly complex.  Otherwise, I (much) prefer to treat someone else's code as a black box and just assume it works.  If it doesn't, it's their responsibility to fix it.  If it becomes my responsibility, then I have no qualms about modifying/rewriting it.  However, I try to keep my changes to a minimum.

/ravi
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Chris Maunder23-Jun-14 15:39
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Bassam Abdul-Baki26-Jun-14 5:21
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Rob Philpott23-Jun-14 6:33
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Chris Maunder23-Jun-14 15:38
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KarstenK24-Jun-14 1:27
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Gary Wheeler24-Jun-14 1:20
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Dan Neely24-Jun-14 2:34
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plaster24-Jun-14 5:55
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Smart K826-Jun-14 3:15
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Ian Shlasko27-Jun-14 3:00
Ian Shlasko27-Jun-14 3:00 
Generalif it's Visual Basic I would always re-write it ! :) Pin
BillWoodruff23-Jun-14 3:17
professionalBillWoodruff23-Jun-14 3:17 
GeneralRe: if it's Visual Basic I would always re-write it ! :) Pin
SortaCore23-Jun-14 22:18
SortaCore23-Jun-14 22:18 
GeneralRe: if it's Visual Basic I would always re-write it ! :) Pin
i0024-Jun-14 0:19
i0024-Jun-14 0:19 
GeneralRe: if it's Visual Basic I would always re-write it ! :) Pin
CPallini23-Jun-14 22:37
mveCPallini23-Jun-14 22:37 

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