What is Paving The Goat Path?
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Taking an existing process and trying to improve upon or retrofit it with a something new. Especially relevant when the existing process is not the best solution and starting from scratch without any constraints would be better.
I would like to rewrite the application using an updated framework and workflow instead of simply paving the goat path.
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Random Words:
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From A Clockwork Orange, meaning on one's own; alone.
He had to go to all on his oddy-knocky.
See clockwork, orange, oddy..