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I’ve seen decades old Fortran codebases that everyone is too scared to touch. So instead all the new ‘features’ marketed to clients are just window dressing aro
by brutusborn 3y ago
I’ve seen decades old Fortran codebases that everyone is too scared to touch. So instead all the new ‘features’ marketed to clients are just window dressing around the existing Fortran core.
- trealira 3y agoSide question: what kinds of codebases were those? What products were built on top of decades-old Fortran code? I'm curious.
- brutusborn 3y agoEngineering simulation software. So being hesitant to change code is probably fair, in case you introduce new bugs. However that view ties your hands when improving the software and at some point becomes counter-productive.