Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need updates

Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by bandrami on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @06:02AM (#32993401)

I have code running today for which my last commit (in CVS!) was in 2002.

Some software just does what it is supposed to and doesn't need to change, and this is OK, and I have no idea why this fact infuriates some people.

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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by alephu5 on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @02:44PM (#32999365)

I wouldn't be surprised if most software in the world has been chugging along unchanged for decades. I suspect future historians in 1000 years will find pieces of ancient code copied around unchanged for centuries.

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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by coldacid on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @11:45AM (#32996873)

Because people these days tend to have the attention span of squirrels.

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