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Why does some get refactored after six weeks while another program goes untouched for years? How do you know when it's time to say goodbye to your codebase and try a new architecture?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 id=\"h-episode-notes\">Episode Notes\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>This week's discussion was inspired by an article from Sandi Metz, which you can find \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsandimetz.com\u002Fblog\u002F2017\u002F6\u002F1\u002Fthe-half-life-of-code\">here\u003C\u002Fa>. 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