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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever migrated a large/old project to a d... by xwowsersx on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @06:41PM (#32831106)
> use virtualization as required

Can you elaborate on this? I'm not sure what is meant by virtualization in this context.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever migrated a large/old project to a d... by contingencies on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @06:51PM (#32831186)
You keep the old stack running in an isolated, future-platform-compatible, virtualized context to avoid the work and risk associated with a port.
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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever migrated a large/old project to a d... by xwowsersx on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @07:25PM (#32831418)
Ah got it, that seems wise
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