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The "Y2K bug" cost an estimated US$300 billion in remedial work, having been in production for ~40 years. Corollary: The most expensive bugs to fix are the old
by saint_abroad 5y ago
The "Y2K bug" cost an estimated US$300 billion in remedial work, having been in production for ~40 years.
Corollary: The most expensive bugs to fix are the oldest bugs.
- protomyth 5y agoI do wonder what 2038 is going to bring since it goes well beyond the IT department. I get the feeling the bill is going to be massive. I'm just glad we finally were able to replace the Windows 95 box running the boilers.
- gmfawcett 5y agoHm, Y2K issues were the result of conscious design trade-offs, not bugs. (Nobody ever looked back and said: oops, we accidentally left the century off of our dates.)