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Re:Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride in... by tcbawo on Thursday October 04, 2018 @02:18PM (#18142247)
It's not that I don't expect the codebase to age or design it with long-term thinking, I just don't expect to be working on it for that long. Someone will replace me, and I'd like to leave them with well-designed, readable code that they will be able to understand.
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Re:Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride in... by lovich on Thursday October 04, 2018 @06:38PM (#18144298)
I'm talking about that as well. The modern era of jumping ship every 2-3 years on average in software is not how its always been. Jobs used to be very long term
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Re:Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride in... by tcbawo on Friday October 05, 2018 @07:26AM (#18147238)
It's not always about jumping ship either. In many companies, you will move between areas/needs or get promoted to other work after a couple years. Also, companies will outsource maintenance to lower-cost teams. It seems there is better project lifecycle management, less waterfall development, and fewer cushy open-ended government contracts. But, you're right. The expectation that you'll be able to do the same thing indefinitely for you career is gone.
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