
Why Your Legacy Code Might Prefer a Comfortable Retirement Over a Gym Membership
We’ve all heard the siren song: “Just refactor this legacy mess and everything will be faster/cheaper/shinier!” But what if I told you that sometimes, the most professional thing you can do is… absolutely nothing? Let’s explore when leaving your crusty old codebase alone is not just acceptable, but downright responsible. When Good Intentions Turn into Dumpster Fires Let me share a war story from my early days. I once found a 15-year-old Perl script that handled payroll....