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Aug 10, 2026The "Clean Slate" Trap
Before You Rewrite That Legacy Codebase, remember... When working in a legacy codebase, it...
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May 14, 202618-Year-Old NGINX Rewrite Module Flaw Enables Unauthenticated RCE
18-Year-Old NGINX Rewrite Module Flaw Enables Unauthenticated RCE ![tech news cover](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCvxtN...
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Apr 28, 2026War Story: We Used Zig 0.13 to Rewrite Our C Library and Cut Binary Size by 50%
In Q3 2024, our 4-person backend team replaced a 12-year-old, 48k LOC production C library that...
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What's the typical cost comparison between lift-and-shift vs complete rewrite for mainframe modernization?
When businesses discuss mainframe modernization, the conversation quickly becomes chaotic in terms of...
Mar 4, 20266 min read0 reactions0 comments
Veni, Vidi, Rewritten
What made me think Once I worked in a company, where we had native mobile apps for Android...
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Feb 7, 2023Article Review: Lessons From 6 Software Rewrite Stories
This is the best software rewrite article I’ve ever read. I knew about all the stories & blog...
Feb 7, 20232 min read1 reactions0 comments
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Apr 20, 2021A Not-So-Illustrated Guide to Translating Code From Ruby To Crystal
The Spark Once upon a time, about three years ago, I had a great idea; I wanted to impleme...
Apr 20, 20216 min read14 reactions0 comments
Incremental Code Migrations
Incremental migrations are excellent for updating large legacy projects - migrate a small piece at a...
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Sep 27, 2019What Makes a Good Test?
You've begun writing tests, great! Now what tests do you write?
Sep 27, 20192 min read8 reactions0 comments