Question 1

Can you take over code you did not write?

Accepted Answer

Yes, that's a large part of what we do: most of the projects we take over were never written by our team in the first place. We always start with an audit before touching anything, to understand past decisions before we question them. That keeps us from breaking things that worked for reasons we didn't know about yet.

Question 2

Do you need to rewrite everything?

Accepted Answer

No, rarely in full. We decide component by component what should be kept, improved, or rebuilt, based on how critical and how fragile it actually is rather than how old it is. A full rewrite is our last resort, not our starting point.

Question 3

How do you estimate an unfamiliar codebase?

Accepted Answer

Through a structured audit: reading the code, the architecture, the dependencies, and load testing where needed. We identify the risky areas and estimate the effort for each one separately, instead of one unreliable global number. You leave with a priced action plan, priority by priority.

Question 4

Can the application stay online during migration?

Accepted Answer

Yes, that's the goal: we favor gradual migrations that don't interrupt your service. Each step is tested and deployed on its own, which limits risk and lets us roll back if needed. A service outage is only ever a last resort, on a window announced in advance.

Question 5

Can you reduce infrastructure costs?

Accepted Answer

Often, yes, once the audit is done and the cost drivers are identified. On My Private Pool, we cut hosting costs by 70% and mapping API costs by 92%, without hurting performance. Savings like that usually come from oversized infrastructure or technical choices nobody has revisited since launch.

Question 6

What if there are no tests?

Accepted Answer

We add them progressively, prioritizing the most critical and fragile areas first. The goal isn't 100% coverage overnight, it's real protection on whatever would hurt your business if it broke. Tests keep accumulating as the product evolves.

Question 7

What happens after the audit?

Accepted Answer

You get a clear action plan: what's urgent, what can wait, and what each option costs in time and money. You stay free to choose how far to go, from minimal stabilization to a full rebuild. Nothing gets committed until you've signed off on the priority and the budget.

Question 8

Can you become the permanent technical team afterward?

Accepted Answer

Yes, that's a common outcome: the audit often becomes the starting point of an ongoing engagement. We then stay your reference technical team over time, with the same product knowledge we had the day we took over. You keep the option to bring it in-house later, with no artificial dependency on our team.

Your application already exists. It shouldn't be holding you back.

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