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> If this would actually happen it would mostly just expose a tremendous shitheap of "enterprise" code created by consulting firms whose entire business model
by daenney 9y ago
> If this would actually happen it would mostly just expose a tremendous shitheap of "enterprise" code created by consulting firms whose entire business model is based on delivering and "maintaining" overengineered crap with huge maintenance costs.
But that's a good thing to expose too. Might even provide a deterrent to those that are in the habit of producing bad and over-engineered work as it'll be public and potentially affect their reputation. And even then, we can probably still use that code and learn from it. Just because bad code is written with public money doesn't mean it should be kept private.
- rvanmil 9y agoAgreed, however I think it is unavoidable simply because demand for cheap code is many times higher than demand for good code. And even if it was the other way around, I don't think the market would be able to provide it.
- maxxxxx 9y agoThe code may be bad but I am not sure if in many situations it's even possible to get to a much better codebase. At least in my company the processes are often so convoluted that every attempt to automate them will result in a big mess. I think the message should be that the business process also needs to adapt to the needs of a computer system.