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tough choice? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] 31 points 10 months ago (4 children)

It’s weird that “legacy code” is a pejorative.

If your code has lasted long enough to be considered “old”, but is still so useful that it can’t just be deleted without a dedicated replacement effort… it’s doing something right.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    I work with a different kind of legacy system. It was retrofitted to work with SOAP, OOP, and some other modern stuff, but none of the old farts bothered to learn it. When I inherited a SOAP service that system used, I had to learn a lot about it to get what I needed.

    And honestly? It's been a lot of fun. It's a unique kind of challenge, I've practically gained celebrity status at work, and even if it's nothing I'll be doing long-term it shows how I can pick up weird systems and work with others to make some miracles happen.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Instead of "legacy code" they should call it "veteran code", because it has seen some shit.

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