When should you rewrite from scratch? Rewrite vs Reuse

In this video, I discussed the balance between rewriting code from scratch and reusing existing solutions. While engineers often prefer to build from the ground up, it's not always the best approach. I highlighted three common reasons for rewriting—outdated solutions, difficult setups, and complex codebases. However, I emphasized that existing tools, with strong community support, usually offer long-term advantages. Rewriting is justified when the current code is outdated or a critical bottleneck, but the benefits must outweigh the investment.

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[SomvenIsHere]

Nah there's a fourth reason it's because i just want to better my understanding and refactor my codebase because i have seen that i always am a better coder than i was 6 months ago

[ishnjn]

We did a Frontend re write on our codebase as we wanted to migrate from node 14 to node 20 and also migrate to latest next js with it