A Story of a Successful Rewrite

Article on how did we a very successful rewrite of a telecom app at one of past jobs of mine.

1. Had a balanced team (most juniors, alot of mids, some seniors),
2. Had more than one real A-player,
3. Analyzed the problems of current implementation and their (often sociological) causes,
4. Designed an architecture that addreses major problems,
5. Organized work so that team can do both, support of the old and development of the new,
6. Had a manager that shielded from crap from above,
7. Were patinent, didn't cut corners too much.