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Legacy code is everywhere. What slows down adoption of new software in these areas isn't generally the system being replaced itself, but the requirement that t
by clavalle 8y ago
Legacy code is everywhere.
What slows down adoption of new software in these areas isn't generally the system being replaced itself, but the requirement that the new software interface with some other 'critical' legacy system(s). It is an ossified web of business processes and tools and their dependencies.
- nobleach 8y agoThe biggest problem I ran into (while supporting these old systems based on DOS and Netware 3.1) was keeping them inline with newer tech. I had a client (an accountant) with several old DOS based apps. Getting their network of printers to work reliably was a crapshoot. I'd get calls all the time that some program just stopped printing. At least Netware stayed reliable.