Considering "upgrading" to be "cleaning" is very odd. Same with "rotting". Perhaps this is a side effect of dealing with software development ecosystems with h

Considering "upgrading" to be "cleaning" is very odd. Same with "rotting". Perhaps this is a side effect of dealing with software development ecosystems with huge dependency trees? There's a lot of software not like that at all. No dependencies. No internet connection. No multi kilobyte lock files detailing long lists of continual software churn and bug fixes.