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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by globnomulous on Monday February 17, 2025 @12:18PM (#43081195)
> which software ages like fine wine and which ages more like milk

Now I'm curious. What software has aged well? What software hasn't? Do certain types or categories of software tend to age better or worse?

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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by quickslowdown on Monday February 17, 2025 @02:33PM (#43082508)
cURL is my personal go-to when discussing things like this. The Unix implementation is old, stable, functional, and has changed elegantly with the times.
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