As an old software-dev who has both started and 'finished' projects (stayed on to make them actually useful in production for non-trivial data flows), Amen. In

As an old software-dev who has both started and 'finished' projects (stayed on to make them actually useful in production for non-trivial data flows), Amen. In today's world it is in some ways getting worse: You have older applications that are still bringing in money, built on a patchwork of outdated platforms, that e.g. Microsoft no longer supports or offer migration paths away from, apart from a full rewrite.. And unpatched security holes in the older software removes your option of 'just stay'. I find it painful to explain to business that yes, their 5-6 year old 'greenfield' product now consists almost entirely of parts that no longer offer migration paths or maintenance :-/.