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Re:Ask HN: Started a new job and their existing code sucks. ... by bloat on Thursday January 25, 2018 @03:34PM (#16234392)
I would try and clean up the bits I was working on.

This is a good book on the topic refactoring a large code base with no tests.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Working-Effectively-Legacy-Michael-...

Re:Ask HN: Started a new job and their existing code sucks. ... by riwasabi on Thursday January 25, 2018 @03:37PM (#16234408)
Thanks for the tip! I'm gonna have a look at it. :)