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I rather think of the maintenance nightmare. You can't change anything - not cause the existing system is good but because there are no people left that underst
by yxhuvud 1y ago
I rather think of the maintenance nightmare. You can't change anything - not cause the existing system is good but because there are no people left that understand the whole thing.
But then I've got a few years to reach 50. Perhaps my views will change.
- psunavy03 1y agoThis happens in tech as well. It's called COBOL and it refuses to go away, despite lots of people's best efforts.
- loire280 1y agoEvery software company I've worked at that is more than 5 years old had major features that nobody understood anymore, even features that were core to the product.
- CableNinja 1y agoDont forget the critical software that keeps the company going that someone dealt with long ago, and was left to rot when they left, only for someone to discover it and have to go on an archeology dig to find info and improve upon it.
- mikewarot 1y agoThe gear cutting machines almost never had mechanical failures. As long as they keep them lubricated, and occasionally muck out the sumps, the machines should still be going in the year 2100. The other thing about gear cutting is that hobs only cut one size/profile of tooth. Some of the cutting tools I was using dated from before WW1, for odd sizes that didn't get used much.
- yxhuvud 1y ago> for odd sizes that didn't get used much Well, perhaps the long term solution is to rework it and start to use more common sizes. Standardization is a good thing in the long run.