> Those simple systems have (or rather will soon) perish, while the more complex system that emerged from them survives. I've wondered whether that is why we f

> Those simple systems have (or rather will soon) perish, while the more complex system that emerged from them survives. I've wondered whether that is why we find ourselves surrounded by complex software. Legacy code is code that provides more value than the cost of its replacement. Bad code endures when that cost goes up.