Inheriting a codebase - the way forward?

[Kevin_Price]

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Make an estimate for the rewrite, and multiply by 4...

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Heh.  The way I heard it is: "Double the number.  And then increment the unit of time."

If it sounds like a 3 day job, figure on 6 weeks.  

-Kevin P

[crossrulz]

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@Kevin_Price wrote:

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Make an estimate for the rewrite, and multiply by 4...

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Heh.  The way I heard it is: "Double the number.  And then increment the unit of time."

If it sounds like a 3 day job, figure on 6 weeks.

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Kevin, you forget that management will then cut your budget/schedule in half.  So I actually propose 4x what I expect.