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tough choice? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 10 months ago by 0x0@lemmy.zip to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] regdog@lemmy.world 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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[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago

Brb updating my personal lexicon

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago

That is a much better name for it, especially because some of the ways in which veteran code gets creaky does feel analogous to age

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