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MiKuS · Nov 27th, 2007, 5:53 PM

I'm in a sticky situation right now,

A new project I took on recently has some really, really bad code.. which is saying something since this is only html.

There is so much mess it would take me about a week to completely refactor the webpage from the ground up.

The other option is to add to the messy code - and make it even more messier.

I know it's bad practice to add to bad code but if i have to refactor the code I'll probably loose my client..

Is it acceptable to add patches to the code to band-aid the situation and later on refactor the site when I have time?

Nov 27th, 2007, 5:53 PM	#1
MiKuS Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 133 Rep Power: 2	Messy Code - To refactor or not to refactor I'm in a sticky situation right now, A new project I took on recently has some really, really bad code.. which is saying something since this is only html. There is so much mess it would take me about a week to completely refactor the webpage from the ground up. The other option is to add to the messy code - and make it even more messier. I know it's bad practice to add to bad code but if i have to refactor the code I'll probably loose my client.. Is it acceptable to add patches to the code to band-aid the situation and later on refactor the site when I have time?