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Discussion on: How do you get back into a side project after months?

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Ben Halpern

I think: Not being afraid to rewrite big chunks. There's a temptation to build on old work, but unless it was really well done last time, you may need to toss some of it aside and start over.

In terms of preemptively making this easier, being sensible with dependencies is a big one. Simpler, dependencies that don't complicate build means less burden to pick something back up IMO. Things that require complicated build steps are hard to pick back up after time away in my experience.

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Abraham Williams

It's also important to keep in mind that you don't have to write good code and you don't have to rewrite bad good. A poorly written thing that does what it's supposed to is better than the most amazing code that doesn't do anything.

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Ben Halpern

Absolutely