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So you keep decades old code in production, trying to fix bugs in obsolete languages and architectures? I would start a new project in a modern language or fra
by kart23 6y ago
So you keep decades old code in production, trying to fix bugs in obsolete languages and architectures?
I would start a new project in a modern language or framework that's relevant for the environment and make my job a lot easier. Sure there's gonna be bugs, but its easier to fix when I actually built the system and documented it well.
- cmdshiftf4 6y agoSaid someone who has clearly never been part of a big bang software rewrite before.
- yardie 6y agoI mean if I had an elevator that occassionaly plunged people to their deaths I'd be past trying to patch the bugs and calling in a completely different elevator company. Also, large monolithic systems get replaced constantly. The projects that get in trouble has more to do with project management and change management, the code is just tangential.
- jjeaff 6y agoHa, exactly. "We've been patching bugs in this elevator software for years and people are plunging to their deaths at lower rates than they used to. Give us a couple more decades and we will have this all fixed." I might suggest ripping out the elevator and just putting in some stairs.