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"...bridges and civil engineering projects are designed to last, why can we also design software for it to last?" Some software has lasted for many decades. Th
by leothekim 6y ago
"...bridges and civil engineering projects are designed to last, why can we also design software for it to last?"
Some software has lasted for many decades. This isn't necessarily a good thing. [1]
[1] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/ibm-scrambles-to-find-or-train-more-cobol-programmers-to-help-states/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/ibm-scrambles-to...
- ryukafalz 6y agoOn the other hand, there’s lots of software that’s been around for decades that still works quite well today. Most GNU software for example, and particularly Emacs.