I see code as a liability, and this is probably a very big part of it. So I regularly throw away large swats of code and whole projects when they are no longer

I see code as a liability, and this is probably a very big part of it. So I regularly throw away large swats of code and whole projects when they are no longer useful and future prospects seem dire. I learned not to get attached to code. But I've also seen other devs getting very attached to their code. So projects don't get closed, and instead they just fade in the background in a folder somewhere to avoid hurting anyone and keep the morale of the team up (which is very important of course). But this speaks a lot about technical debt and combinatory complexity of projects and companies, and I rarely see social discussed around technical debt. I still don't know a good solution here. For my personal projects, I see things improving more and more and me being able to achieve results faster, so at least I'm very happy on that side. Note: I'm not talking about my employer, just about companies in general.