If I have to own the codebase and maintain it going forward, I prefer being free from as many historical decisions as possible to implement a solution my way.
But if I'm just there to deliver a specific outcome without needing to worry about maintaining things long term, send me that legacy codebase, I have an hourly rate that makes those efforts worthwhile.
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If I have to own the codebase and maintain it going forward, I prefer being free from as many historical decisions as possible to implement a solution my way.
But if I'm just there to deliver a specific outcome without needing to worry about maintaining things long term, send me that legacy codebase, I have an hourly rate that makes those efforts worthwhile.