One reason would be to make sure somebody's still around. I'd make tiny updates to let dependents know that I'm still watching the code base. Where I work, code

One reason would be to make sure somebody's still around. I'd make tiny updates to let dependents know that I'm still watching the code base. Where I work, code is (sadly enough) dead pretty much when workers' contracts or consultant hiring agreements end. Sporadic updates tell those who depend on the code that stability and security updates are still being handled, even if the code is "complete". I'm not sure I'd have a lot of faith in code that looks abandoned.