I have faced this decision scores of times. I think that there are always useful code in the sites that others have built. The most common problem is that the kind of development you mentioned is always built on a shaky foundation with little convention and a wrenched code base [one that the developer(s) built based on a moving target.]

I think that you will find that if you can build the structure of the site, easily, with fusebox now then you will be able to dissect the components (i.e. queries, forms, business rules, etc.) and transplant them in the process.

I think the previous posts have the right things to say, but my answer would be: something like the Bionic Woman...take the metallic computerized pieces from the current site and insert them into your new body.

Signed,

Bill King HostWorks INC http://www.hostworks.com

-----Original Message----- From: Jay Jennings [mailto:jennings@elltel.net] Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:27 AM To: Fusebox Subject: Porting Old Site

I'd like some advice from the FB crowd...

I'm reworking a site that was kind of built in fits and starts over the past few years. The thought at first was that I'd just change code that is affected by the new data integrity restraints in the database, but as I get into it I'm starting to think that rewriting from the ground up might be the better option.

Here's some details...the current site was NOT done with fusebox but eventually we'd like to port it that way. We're not changing any of the screens at this point -- it's all behind the scenes changes.

So, since we have a new database, and we have a prototype (the current working site), I'm thinking we'll have fewer headaches if we just build the new fused site now, instead of tweaking this one and porting it to fusebox later.

Has anyone done this kind of thing? Am I correct in thinking it won't take longer to build from the ground up -- especially since the current site can be used as a spec?

Thanks.

..jj..

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