Chapter 24: We feel overwhelmed. It isn't going to get any better
Sun Sep 30 16:06:00 CDT 2007
Yeah, its difficult but hopefully you can connect it to why programming is fun, if you think it is fun. Greenfield is no better because it replicates the problems without removing the old instances of the problems. Greenfield is not greener.
Nothing can replace a good work environment with respectful people who know how to have fun. Don't let the code base get you down. Pick up some small projects to stir things up a bit.
If morale is low on your team because of code quality, try getting the ugliest most obnoxious classes under test. This will build oases of good code.