Rethinking V2 and Avoiding the Rewrite Trap in the Age of AI

Many teams are tempted to rebuild a clean V2 from scratch, but this often fails because it discards history, tribal knowledge, and unwritten context. A more effective path is gradual migration with strong boundaries rather than extremes like full microservices. With AI reshaping the way we build, the challenge is knowing where it can augment workflows without replacing engineering discipline. The…