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This not unique to software though. We see the same with the law. Lawmakers often underestimate of even ignore costs imposed by a new law. And old (often known
by citrin_ru 5y ago
This not unique to software though. We see the same with the law. Lawmakers often underestimate of even ignore costs imposed by a new law. And old (often known to be bad) laws are repealed slower than new laws are created.
May be it is basic human psychology (loss aversion?). People are happy gain something (even not very useful) and unhappy to part with it.
- Lichtso 5y agoThat would make it a framing problem: A loss of complexity can also be seen as a gain in simplicity, freeing up time and resources to be spent elsewhere. And about laws: I totally agree that it is a huge problem, maybe even a bigger one. Because I have never heard lawmakers talking about technical debt or legacy code. So it seems they are not even aware :)