Let’s use open source like phpBB or MyBB to build a social network platform – That was the suggestion from a client

It sounds efficient. Existing software make launch faster and lowers the cost.

I asked him one question: “What percentage of your actual product will this really solve?”

Because this legacy software covered just 20% of what needed and rest 80% needs to be built on top of it.

That’s not acceleration in any angle. That’s like increasing complexity.

Today’s users expect fluid, real-time, mobile-first experiences. The old solution failed to deliver that core expectations

So , I pushed back and suggested we rethink from current behavior, not past tools.

Have you ever tried to “save time” with an existing system… and ended up slowing everything down?