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The reality of long-term software maintenance - Ashley's blog (www.construct.net)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] ozymandias 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nice read. The analogy about building a house makes it easier for non-developers like me to understand. I use open-source software daily, makes me appreciate the maintainers even more.

[–] gusgalarnyk 5 points 1 week ago

This was a nice read, thanks for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Too true, and good analogy with building a house extension...