Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing

Re:Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing by N_Lens on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @11:44PM (#46054276)

Software just feels so much more ephemeral than hardware. I haven't yet met a single 'old software enthusiast' in my life, yet there are so many enthusiasts for older hardware.

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Re:Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing by p_v_doom on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @07:28AM (#46056765)

I have a pet passion for an old simulation language called Dynamo. I think you will find people passionate about LISP and people that care about COBOL, and C is already multiple decades old.

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Re:Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing by rightbyte on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @01:01PM (#46060415)

Doesn't retro gaming count?

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Re:Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing by BirAdam on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @09:11PM (#46064740)

I am both a hardware and software enthusiast. Tons of DOS, Windows, and OS/2 software hanging around. While I don’t use them everyday, I do use them. From pre-Microsoft Visio to WordStar and MS Works for DOS, the applications are simple, powerful, and pleasing to use. While I don’t recommend anyone pull out Zenith 8bit and fire up COBOL-80 or LISP-80, they are interesting. Testing yourself in 64k is quite a challenge.

The retro community is huge and varied. If it exists, someone is really into it.

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