Sometimes you have to live with bad code. No one will let you change it. There’s many good and bad reasons, so make sure you’re consciously making the decision instead of accidentally doing it. I discuss some reasons people would keep bad code, how management should think through it, and then some options for coping as needed. It was Joel, back in 2000, who said not to re-write code (https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/). I recorded this with a Mevo (http://amzn.to/2gIMFM3), hence the kind of echo'y noise. See the video over in Facebook where I LIVESTREAMED IT (https://www.facebook.com/drunkandretired/videos/10154853806469169/)!
