> How many projects that you haven't touched in the last 5 years still run? The ones which were built like a tank in terms of adherence to standards, minimizat

> How many projects that you haven't touched in the last 5 years still run? The ones which were built like a tank in terms of adherence to standards, minimization of dependencies and of assumptions regarding the platform, non-flakey build system etc. > If your software stops adding features, it will quickly be out-competed by software which does have new features Not usually. You're probably thinking of things like web browsers. > because servers require upkeep If your software does not require continuously running global server(s) then that is not an issue. Otherwise I mostly agree.