in reply to Re^3: Modernizing the Postmodern Language?
in thread Modernizing the Postmodern Language?

If $boss is inclined to rewrite existing code over making (relatively) small changes you might need to whack him with a copy of Brooks (ISBN 9780201835953) a few times . . .

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Re^5: Modernizing the Postmodern Language?
by jcb (Parson) on Jul 02, 2020 at 22:34 UTC

    That is not as unreasonable as it sounds — small changes here, small changes there, repeated enough, could add up to a complete rewrite. A reasonable manager could legitimately worry about a repeat of the PHP 5 fiasco.