True, but if your evaluating the "success of software" by the code you have already missed the mark. IRL, the cost to build & maintain the software is almost a

True, but if your evaluating the "success of software" by the code you have already missed the mark. IRL, the cost to build & maintain the software is almost always the determining factor in if the project is a success or not. Building off the shoulders of others is the only reason 99% of projects can be viable. value out > value in