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The Silent Decay to Legacy
Software does not age, but the world around it does. Digital systems become legacy when knowledge is lost and environments shift. To avoid the “stagnant” phase, engineering teams must dedicate 30% of their effort to maintenance. Investing in health today is the only way to prevent a museum tomorrow.
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We want to rebuild everything in node,js Put a lid on her Turkish, before she gets bitten
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Our rockstar perl guy walked who the fuck will we replace him with?
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Our CTO is on a rant about his new vision Give me that squeaky toy, it shut him up the last time
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Ask our DBA how it works, make him open up It’s not a fucking tin of baked beans, what do you mean open him up?
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I am concerned about node.js; what if someone updates another module? Don’t think i haven’t thunk about that one Tommy
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The QA team remind the dev they still exist Still warm, the blood that courses through my veins
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The CEO on hearing his Dev team recognizes him Good. that will save me some time.
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Product group explains their new vision did you understand a single word of what he said?
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Dev team asks management for Macs Have I made myself clear?
the legend that is, Alan Williamson.
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