I feel like that comparison is a bit skewed, given that the original house (sudo, without the rs) was never torn down.
Furthermore, rather than something easily replaceable or shallow, the language used is pretty integral to the software. Rather than paint, it would be like the building is made with untreated timber for framing. There might be termites that threaten the integrity of the building.
If the building is unimportant you may not bother with the cost. But if it is somewhat important, reconstructing with better materials could be worth it even if new mistakes could be made during construction.
There’s still nothing wrong with reimplementations. It’s like saying don’t build houses because you’ll have to make repairs.
I don’t know.
Where can I download a house?
You wouldn’t…
It’s more like saying “why tear down that house and try to build one just like it in the same spot?”
So the conversation goes:
“when it was first built, it had asbestos and lead paint and all sorts of things we wouldn’t do today”
“but all that was already fixed 20 years ago, there’s nothing about it’s construction that’s really known to be problematic anymore”
“But maybe one day they’ll decide copper plumbing is bad for you, and boy it’ll be great that it was rebuilt with polybutylene plumbing!”
Then after the house is built it turns out that actually polybutylene was a problem, and copper was just fine".
I feel like that comparison is a bit skewed, given that the original house (sudo, without the rs) was never torn down.
Furthermore, rather than something easily replaceable or shallow, the language used is pretty integral to the software. Rather than paint, it would be like the building is made with untreated timber for framing. There might be termites that threaten the integrity of the building.
If the building is unimportant you may not bother with the cost. But if it is somewhat important, reconstructing with better materials could be worth it even if new mistakes could be made during construction.
Hey, I say that a lot when people ask me if I would buy a house instead of an appartment.