> In software it feels like if a project is more than 6 months old, we throw it out and rewrite it. I think that would be a bad way to operate, but what's wors

> In software it feels like if a project is more than 6 months old, we throw it out and rewrite it. I think that would be a bad way to operate, but what's worse is what we _actually_ do, which is write the project like it's gonna be replaced in 6 months and instead keep that poorly-documented untested duct-tape contraption around for a decade as the central load-bearing component of critical infrastructure.