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A lot of software these days has api dependencies for the things it works with, so it stops working if you stop working on it.
by cm2012 4y ago
A lot of software these days has api dependencies for the things it works with, so it stops working if you stop working on it.
- ozim 4y agoNot only API but world is moving and any non trivial app seems like would need to be updated at least once a year or twice. Because waiting too long might make future updates harder or even not possible.
- mjevans 4y agoOne of my biggest complaints about depending on _anything_ not in the language's standard library, even standard extensions might be deprecated.
- spc476 4y agoEven standard functions can be deprecated and removed over time. A prime example of that is C's gets() function.
- theamk 4y agoThat's what maintenance means - you are going to fix regressions (reduction in existing functionality) but not add the features. A lot of established APIs are pretty stable, so you may not even need a single full-time person (when averaged over a year).