That "narrow" definition is the one being used by Joel, and the other authors wh...

		michael_dorfman on Jan 25, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Startup Suicide -- Rewriting the Code That "narrow" definition is the one being used by Joel, and the other authors who have weighed on in the debate. A rewrite isn't an aggregate of refactorings-- for the purposes of this debate, it is the opposite of an aggregate of refactorings.