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Re:Whistleblowers: Software keeping inmates in Arizona priso... by pixl97 on Monday February 22, 2021 @11:13PM (#26233745)
Of course you're assuming they have anyone left at the company that understand the software. So many times the original team that wrote it is gone, and there is a plate of spaghetti left for the next group to figure out.
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Re:Whistleblowers: Software keeping inmates in Arizona priso... by dreamcompiler on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @12:13AM (#26234028)
It's probably worse than that. Most likely the vendor subcontracted it out to an overseas contractor that hired mostly junior-level programmers who are now working elsewhere.
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