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Discussion on: Would You Rather Work on a Legacy Codebase or Brand-New Tech Stack?

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Fabian Holzer

Well, I had the opportunity to start on a green field. And I did enjoy it, but I've stuck around long enough for this thing to become legacy. And I enjoy maintaining and enhancing the structures I built on it. I'd say, the real question is: are you willing to live with your decisions over a prolonged period of time? Anybody can jump ship every 18 month or so and leave the mess to somebody else to clean up (this also works without changing the company). In a complex environment, excluding ramp up, that's hardly enough to make a dent in the system.