I don't think it has anything to do with being old, this is what happens when your software gets too complex that nobody even knows the very basics. This is hig

I don't think it has anything to do with being old, this is what happens when your software gets too complex that nobody even knows the very basics. This is highlighted with the documentation, if the software's documentation becomes lengthy enough that it could be an entire book, you're going to be getting these sorts of articles from time to time. Another highlight is bash, that is a huge man page for what should be a shell.