> Is it that the inherent size and complexity of a codebase grows exponentially as people grow linearly with time? That's certainly a large part of it, and pro

> Is it that the inherent size and complexity of a codebase grows exponentially as people grow linearly with time? That's certainly a large part of it, and probably a large part of why no one likes maintenance. You also have more managers, who get where they are in no small part by avoiding risk, who can derail re-writes in favor of more patching of things, possibly leading to more long term code problems.