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Myopic viewpoints about code longevity tend to be driven by people that never worked on a project for more than 2 years. Few companies have business models that
by angstrom 16y ago
Myopic viewpoints about code longevity tend to be driven by people that never worked on a project for more than 2 years. Few companies have business models that allow them to avoid the mess. It's not a problem for throw away projects or startups though.
- konad 16y agoThe same PHP code has followed me round since 1999. From FreeBSD 4 to Linux to OpenBSD to FreeBSD 6 (but in a VM running on Linux). Early on in my career I was given a codebase that adhered to every lesson in How To Write Unmaintainable Code. I can't thank fate enough.