I do agree that it makes sense to make the cage look beautiful. It will convey to future generations this is something we valued based on its intricate design.

I do agree that it makes sense to make the cage look beautiful. It will convey to future generations this is something we valued based on its intricate design. Much like we find find and recover intricate artworks from our past. > Few if any of today’s tech companies will still recognizably exist a century or two from now. Same with todays computers, the code they run and the repos on GitHub. The Wikipedia dump is far more valuable than the code. I would also think it’s better to archive books about software engineering with some sample code instead. Perhaps the entire collection from O’Reilly/Apress/Pragmatic Programmer.