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Discussion on: Dealing with Technical Debt

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Adam McKerlie

The boy scout approach is really useful in every day life. Basically everytime we touch an older file we also make sure to create a PR that makes sure it's PEP8. We basically have been doing the same thing. It takes longer overall but it continuously improves the application with less risk of a massive all-in-one rewrite.

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Alex Lohr

When inheriting a code base, the boy scout approach is also a good way to ensure you'll work your way into the code and really make it yours.