Re:Software Maintenance by Skeleton Crew Is an Anti-Pattern
by sarahallen on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @05:12PM
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Steven -- I applaud your team's approach. From my two and a half years in government I have rarely run into projects like you describe. We have lots of legacy systems, typically built without automated tests. Often a vendor is hired to build a "complete" piece of software, then given a meager budget to "maintain" it.
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Re:Software Maintenance by Skeleton Crew Is an Anti-Pattern
by steven777400 on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @05:22PM
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Thanks.
We have a lot of that issue of "hire contractors to build, then use FTEs to maintain". I try to push back where I can because contractors that know up-front that they won't have to support the system are often not inclined to either follow standards (which are less exciting, I know, but make maintenance more predictable) and/or not be concerned about avoiding excessive technical debt up front.