At some point in the life of almost every growing product, the team has a version of the same conversation. The codebase is causing pain. Features are taking too long. Bugs are multiplying. The developers are frustrated and the founder is losing confidence in delivery. Someone suggests starting fresh. Someone else argues for fixing what exists. The conversation goes in circles and ends either in a decision made on gut feeling or a decision deferred until the pain becomes a crisis. The refacto...