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Re:Theory-building and why employee churn is lethal to softw... by nycticorax on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @03:35PM (#34331099)
"Software subsidence"? "Digital subsidence"? The problem is that over time, the foundations upon which software is built decay, or need to be replaced...
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Re:Theory-building and why employee churn is lethal to softw... by feoren on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @03:39PM (#34331150)
I've worked with geologists and geological data and I had to look up "subsidence". I kinda had a feeling for what it meant, but it certainly didn't bring up any salient imagery nor help me understand the concept, which is kinda the point of a metaphor.
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Re:Theory-building and why employee churn is lethal to softw... by nycticorax on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @08:50PM (#34334082)
If you want some salient imagery, take a look at the first image on the Wikipedia page for "Subsidence":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidence

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