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> It was basically stuck in time but with a very high value for the end-users I wonder why it wasn't properly maintained if it was such a valuable piece of sof
by Aaargh20318 4y ago
> It was basically stuck in time but with a very high value for the end-users
I wonder why it wasn't properly maintained if it was such a valuable piece of software ? I assume they perform regular maintenance on all other high-value property they own ?
- Someone 4y agoThe OP also said “During my PhD, I” I would guesstimate that software 100% was ‘maintained’ by PhD students with x years of funding in which they 1) had to get their thesis done. 2) had to get their thesis done. 3) etc. Spending a few months to make life easier for your successors just isn’t worth it. And yes, it might be worth it at the start of your PhD, but then, you don’t know the software well enough to dare embark on such a journey. Also, it’s quite possible none of those PhD students had decent schooling in software engineering.
- rejectfinite 4y agolol. lmao even. You even worked for a company that was not in software or IT? "If it works, why change it?"