On: Steve "spez" Huffman of Reddit on The Total Rewrit...

[palish]

A rewrite only tastes sweet after a long process of freaking out that you just threw away all your code.

And since time is the most precious resource in a startup then rewriting is the worst decision you could make, if that logic is correct.

However, Reddit isn't really a startup anymore, so they can probably afford it.

[jgamman → palish]

definitely, they may (should) be looking at what they will need back-end wise for the next few years. if building on a dodgy base is too risky, you have to build the better foundation. they're not a start-up anymore, it's a new set of challenges