Review and next steps
At this point, we have realized that a rewrite, while appealing, is a dangerous approach. An iterative refactoring approach sounds a lot more like actual work, but has the benefit of being achievable and realistic.
The next step is to prepare ourselves for the refactoring approach by getting some prerequisites out of the way. After that, we will proceed toward modernizing our legacy application in a series of relatively small steps, one step per chapter with each step broken down into an easy-to-follow process with answers to common questions.
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