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While I agree this article isn't about rot, the definition of rot I'm used to is more about how knowledge of a product becomes lost over time without any active
by tobiasSoftware 8y ago
While I agree this article isn't about rot, the definition of rot I'm used to is more about how knowledge of a product becomes lost over time without any active developers, so it becomes harder and harder to switch back to active development.
- Izkata 8y agoThe one I'm used to is related to that one, but only barely: the software becoming less and less stable and/or harder to change as features are added. The cause can be loss of knowledge or ever-increasing technical debt.