It's like a bad rash. It's like a fungal infection. It spreads, it festers, it makes you wonder if it'll ever go away.
But, you know, sometimes you have to work with it. Sometimes you have to pretend it's not as bad as it is.
So, here are some design tips for dealing with legacy code:
Just, like, don't. It's not like you're going to make it better, so just don't.
2. Learn to love it 3. Refactor it, but only if you must 4. Don't upgrade, don't update. Just, like, don't.