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    Could you not just build a specification from the existing running application then program your new application to that specification? What sort of app is it? Commented Dec 8, 2011 at 15:53
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    Yes, and we already talked about "high level" requirements. Though I would like to be able to make some assumptions myself, based on my own research of the status quo. IMHO Managers tend to oversimplify complex task and "overcomplexify" simple tasks. Again, i am just searching for a tool (whether available or not) that might be able to do what i want. If there is no such option, too bad. I'll have to go the "classic road" anyhow. The App collects data in xml files and users process that data by "working with it". The reworked data then is offered again to other apps via undocumented APIs. Commented Dec 8, 2011 at 16:06
  • Thank you for your answers. Too bad i can only choose one as "my accpeted answer". Commented Dec 8, 2011 at 16:24
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    So you are trading the "old" framework with your own framework, only to leave the company in 3 years from now and then... oh i see. Commented Dec 8, 2011 at 17:54
  • We've all had to work on bad code, and we've all tried rewriting it from scratch. The one bit of wisdom we can impart on you is that it's almost always more work to rewrite the system from scratch. Rather, work with the existing code, and refactor it as you go along. It will eventually become something manageable! Commented Dec 8, 2011 at 22:46