When Refactoring Becomes a Business Necessity Most software systems do not collapse overnight.They deteriorate quietly, in ways that are easy to rationalise and difficult to confront. At first, the system still works. Customers can log in. Payments go through. New…
Technical Debt Is Not a Metaphor: Understanding Its Real Business Cost Technical debt is often discussed casually.It is compared to financial debt, used as shorthand for “messy code”, and acknowledged as an inevitable by-product of fast delivery. This framing is…
Modernising Legacy Systems Without Disrupting the Business Legacy systems rarely exist by accident.They exist because they work — and because the business depends on them. These systems process payments, manage data, support customers, and encode years of operational knowledge. Shutting…
Refactoring vs Rewriting: Why Starting Over Is Rarely the Right Choice At some point in the life of almost every software product, the same thought emerges:“It would be easier to start over.” Years of accumulated compromises, legacy decisions, rushed releases,…
