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Unshipped code can't break. How is it a liability and not an asset? The money maker is making money and the changes that potentially would interfere with that a
by butlike 6mo ago
Unshipped code can't break. How is it a liability and not an asset? The money maker is making money and the changes that potentially would interfere with that are held up at the gate. Seems like a good thing from a business perspective.
- pards 6mo agoIt's an investment that is not generating returns. It's inventory sitting on the shelf requiring ongoing maintenance costs but generating no income.
- impjohn 6mo agoCode gets stale really fast. Re-gathering context and re-aligning on old code is sometimes more painful than starting from scratch.
- dawnerd 6mo agoAlso more chance for scope creep.
- ambicapter 6mo agoYou spent money making it, and now it's not making any money. It's pure liability (in the accounting sense, not the legal liability sense).
- butlike 6mo agoIt's potentially making money if I don't have to lie to the board/shareholders about having new features and ideas "in the works." New features show growth, life, progress of the business. If those features are being worked on then the business isn't stagnating. The actuality becomes all upside: risk to the money-maker is averted, and shareholder's fears are allayed with "Loud announcement, quiet rollout"-style features.