Anonymous
7/21/2025, 1:30:52 AM No.105972695
When is a software so old and bloat you have to start from scratch?
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 1:32:40 AM No.105972709
in about 6 months
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 2:53:50 AM No.105973307
>>105972695 (OP)
When it becomes unmaintainable. As long as your software is easy to maintain, you can just cut out the bloat and dust off the existing code. If your code is an unmaintainable mess, you may as well start from scratch. Maintainability is everything when it comes to the longevity of software. You have to keep on top of your tech debt.
t. dev stuck 5 years into reviving a project buried in tech debt that the company refuses to rebuild (we still don't have a minimum viable product)
When it becomes unmaintainable. As long as your software is easy to maintain, you can just cut out the bloat and dust off the existing code. If your code is an unmaintainable mess, you may as well start from scratch. Maintainability is everything when it comes to the longevity of software. You have to keep on top of your tech debt.
t. dev stuck 5 years into reviving a project buried in tech debt that the company refuses to rebuild (we still don't have a minimum viable product)
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 2:56:02 AM No.105973323
you are supposed to split up your projects into many separate microlibs. if you have a "utilities" file in any of your projects, you are doing shit very wrong.
when none of your projects exceed 4k LOC, maintenance is easy as fuck
when none of your projects exceed 4k LOC, maintenance is easy as fuck
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:09:05 AM No.105973385
>>105973323
This drives suits insane though because they have to wait for two PRs to pass before they get their changes. One to update the dependency repository and one to update the dependent repository. But it probably results in significantly better design. Designing things to be generic takes much longer though, which again, annoys management. I guess it just goes to show that a company is a terrible environment for software development.
This drives suits insane though because they have to wait for two PRs to pass before they get their changes. One to update the dependency repository and one to update the dependent repository. But it probably results in significantly better design. Designing things to be generic takes much longer though, which again, annoys management. I guess it just goes to show that a company is a terrible environment for software development.
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:10:21 AM No.105973390
>>105973323
what you're describing is just a piecemeal "utilities" file
what you're describing is just a piecemeal "utilities" file
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:24:34 AM No.105973468
>>105972695 (OP)
>When is a software so old and bloat
Good morning, sar. Your other brave thread isn't doing great, is it? What would your mother think if she knew what you do for a living?
>When is a software so old and bloat
Good morning, sar. Your other brave thread isn't doing great, is it? What would your mother think if she knew what you do for a living?
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:26:16 AM No.105973480
>>105973385
stop working for shitty companies. tell non-developers to shut the fuck up when demanding harmful practices. I think one of the most important things for people in engineering roles is to stop being a bitch to those that really don't have a fucking clue what they are doing.
>>105973390
you're conflating technical implementation with human categorization
stop working for shitty companies. tell non-developers to shut the fuck up when demanding harmful practices. I think one of the most important things for people in engineering roles is to stop being a bitch to those that really don't have a fucking clue what they are doing.
>>105973390
you're conflating technical implementation with human categorization
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 3:59:47 AM No.105973683
When it's 4chan tier.
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 4:00:47 AM No.105973689
>modern web browsers
>start from scratch
fucken kek
>start from scratch
fucken kek
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 5:18:34 AM No.105974188
>>105973480
ok so having 4 1000 loc utilities files is ok as opposed to 1 4000 loc utilities file then
ok so having 4 1000 loc utilities files is ok as opposed to 1 4000 loc utilities file then
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Anonymous
7/21/2025, 6:48:22 AM No.105974604
Anonymous
7/21/2025, 11:13:34 AM No.105975988