Back-end Programming
Had a marketplace website done with node.js for backend and react for front end. Would like to pivot to an entirely new business but with same marketplace model. Can it be recoded for the new business or have to start from scratch?
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20+ years of management consulting experience
It depends on how similar the businesses are. For example if you are moving from selling shoes to selling hats versus you are moving from selling shoes to creating web apps – they are very different situations. Since you said that the marketplace model is the same, then it is probable that you can reuse a lot of the code from your current website. Both React and Node.js are up to date tools for building web apps. An experienced developer should be able to do this for you.
Answered over 5 years ago
Innovative PhD Technologist at your fingertips!
G'day,
The short answer is yes. No need to reinvent the wheel again.
Most likely the underlying fabric is focused towards the mechanism for advertising and selling generic products but you tailored those products into something specific.
Keep the same mechanics just change the design and repopulate the products with the new ones you wish to sell.
The great thing with code, especially if you are talking about a similar marketplace model, it can be repurposed to suit your new needs.
Definitely, don't pay again to have it all recreated from scratch!
Cheers,
Dr.Nick
Answered over 5 years ago
JavaScript expert specializing in React
Most of the time you will be able to reuse a large portion of your codebase.
Answered over 5 years ago