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Planning Your Project • Mar 16, 2024

Use Legacy Lines of Code to Estimate Software Rewrites

You can use legacy lines of code as a proxy to estimate the complexity and scale of software rewrite projects.

Project & Team Management • Feb 26, 2024

Rollbacks & Redirects: Project Considerations when Launching a Rewrite Website

Embarking on a website rewrite project demands careful planning and execution. We'll dive into key project management considerations.

The Software Life • Mar 18, 2021

Using the Strangler Pattern to Reduce Risk in an Insurance Software Rewrite

When looking at a rewrite, start by evaluating the risks, and think outside the box to come up with some solutions.

Development Practices • May 14, 2019

Strategies for Data Synchronization on Rewrite Projects: Part 3 – No Integration

Early release of working software is critical to a successful rewrite. In some circumstances, not sharing data between systems is a good option.

Development Practices • May 07, 2019

Strategies for Data Synchronization on Rewrite Projects, Part 2 – Two-Way Integration

Early release of working software is critical to a successful rewrite. Two-way data exchange can keep both systems working in parallel and reduce risk.

Development Practices • May 01, 2019

Strategies for Data Synchronization on Rewrite Projects: Part 1 – One-Way Integration

Early release of working software is critical to a successful rewrite. One-way data synchronization can be a useful strategy when its constraints fit.

Development Practices • Apr 29, 2019

The Non-Technical Challenges of Rewrites

If all of the weird quirks of an old system are reimplemented in a rewrite, all you're really doing is porting the old system to a new tech stack.

Planning Your Project • Oct 26, 2018

Test your Software Rewrite with a Pilot Release

Why a pilot? You can test your updated/rewritten software (or a piece of it) with a small group before fully rolling it out to all users.

Planning Your Project • Oct 16, 2018

Why Your App/System Rewrite Will Probably Be Bigger Than You Think

Users will lose trust in a rewritten system if they cannot do everything they expected to do. This is especially true for internal systems.

Planning Your Project • Apr 16, 2018

Why Software Rewrites Often Fail – and How “User Goals” Can Fix Them

Instead of asking, “How we can duplicate our existing software with modern technologies?” we should ask, “How can this software help User X reach their goal?” The difference may so

Development Practices • Mar 05, 2018

Preparing to Launch a Rewrite for a Public-Facing Website

Having existing users and an existing infrastructure can make website relaunches very complex. You need to guard the user experience every step of the way.

Planning Your Project • Jan 16, 2017

Application Rewrites – Getting Started

Application rewrites can be hard to justify. It’s easy to be attracted to the short-term option of living with the status quo.