This is madness. There's no real advice about rewrites in this article. The reality of rewrites is that they often fail, cost a ridiculous amount of time and effort, don't actually fix the original problem and/or bankrupt the company. You can't just wave away those realities with "think about the downsides". I have participated in a few (small) rewrites that were successful, and this would be my advice: Don't rewrite…
I just checked out "All the little things" from Sandi Metz. It's incredible! I need to get back here to say thank you for this information!
No problem! I try to spread the word whenever I can.