I am an OpenEdge (aka Progress) developer that loves clean code and good looking applications that are easy to use. My main pet project is the Progress DataDigger
There are two sides to this. From a developer's point of view: yeah, you should touch it. Heck, you should not even touch it, but kick it 'till it's down. No kidding. If it ain't broke, break it. You have to take your code into the new age, or it will rot. And if you don't, you will end up with ancient code with wich you cannot do anything because all tech that you want to apply to your code will somehow not 'fit' because your framework is out of date or even the language you used is now obsolete. By then, your best bet is probably to start over.
But.
There is of course another side to this story because you are probably not working for free, unless it is a hobby project or you are participating in an open source project. If you work for a client, that client should pay you for your work. But try to place yourself in your client's shoes: would you be willing to pay for something that gives you 'something', although you cannot grasp what it is? If you have a car that runs absolutely fine, would you allow your car mechanic to replace - say - the Crankcase Ventilation valve* just because a new ceramic one is the current state-of-the-art hype. And by the way, it won't run more economical nor would it run better in any way. Stronger: you wouldn't even notice the difference. It'l cost you a few hundred though. I bet you would not. So why should your client?
* disclaimer: I have really no idea what it is, but it seems to be in a car
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There are two sides to this. From a developer's point of view: yeah, you should touch it. Heck, you should not even touch it, but kick it 'till it's down. No kidding. If it ain't broke, break it. You have to take your code into the new age, or it will rot. And if you don't, you will end up with ancient code with wich you cannot do anything because all tech that you want to apply to your code will somehow not 'fit' because your framework is out of date or even the language you used is now obsolete. By then, your best bet is probably to start over.
But.
There is of course another side to this story because you are probably not working for free, unless it is a hobby project or you are participating in an open source project. If you work for a client, that client should pay you for your work. But try to place yourself in your client's shoes: would you be willing to pay for something that gives you 'something', although you cannot grasp what it is? If you have a car that runs absolutely fine, would you allow your car mechanic to replace - say - the Crankcase Ventilation valve* just because a new ceramic one is the current state-of-the-art hype. And by the way, it won't run more economical nor would it run better in any way. Stronger: you wouldn't even notice the difference. It'l cost you a few hundred though. I bet you would not. So why should your client?
* disclaimer: I have really no idea what it is, but it seems to be in a car