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Is code that hasn't changed in a long time stigmatized? If so, is it an assumption that all code is broken and needs to be changed regularly?
by ggruschow 17y ago
Is code that hasn't changed in a long time stigmatized? If so, is it an assumption that all code is broken and needs to be changed regularly?
- mahmud 17y ago1) "if it's been around that long, why hasn't it caught on with more people? is there a problem with it?" 2) "if I face a problem with it, will the author help me debug it for fix it?" 3) "if the last changes to this software were made X years ago, how does it apply the number of industry practices and techniques that have been developed since then?"