I entirely agree with Joel's claim and I think the poster was correct to quote him. But notice that Joel doesn't say it's always a bad thing to rewrite your system - it's only bad to do so if your motivation arises from the specific reasons he mentions. IMHO, the original poster has more fundamental reasons for wanting to get rid of his current code base.
You sound like you've had a lot of experience with this, which makes your opinion especially valuable. Can you give a brief outline of your experience (not a resume, just a quick look).
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I entirely agree with Joel's claim and I think the poster was correct to quote him. But notice that Joel doesn't say it's always a bad thing to rewrite your system - it's only bad to do so if your motivation arises from the specific reasons he mentions. IMHO, the original poster has more fundamental reasons for wanting to get rid of his current code base.
You sound like you've had a lot of experience with this, which makes your opinion especially valuable. Can you give a brief outline of your experience (not a resume, just a quick look).