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> Also got really tired of the wastefulness of software: so much software gets thrown out in under 5 years. Stuff that lasts 10 years is considered extraordinar
by livinglist 5y ago
> Also got really tired of the wastefulness of software: so much software gets thrown out in under 5 years. Stuff that lasts 10 years is considered extraordinary, and 20 years is almost unheard of.
Whenever I think of this while working on my personal open source projects, I become a little bit unmotivated, cuz in the end it will be rendered useless, so why the heck should I spend my time on something that’s not gonna last long….
- turtleyacht 5y agoYou'll have projects to update, refine, and maybe even rewrite, on your own time and your own circumstances. At least better than lacking projects and only thinking of starting them :) As well, a maintainer may come along and preserve it.