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On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 8:59 AM Patrik Schindler <poc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Don't fix what ain't broken.
My dad felt the same way about changing the oil in his car.
Srsly? There's no mechanical abrasion in software, unable to increase viscosity in lubrication liquids.
Yes, absolutely seriously. Did you notice that Rob mentioned other
components that are going away, which may or may not be dependencies?
It is becoming harder and harder to have a completely closed,
self-contained system. Now, *you* may be able to, since you're
purposely working with long-obsolete and unsupported hardware and
software. You can get your system to a desired state that "works" and
just leave it there. But for people who manage systems that have to
interact in some way with the outside world, or have to evolve for
whatever reason, there is absolutely the chance that software that has
been working well enough for a while will gradually (or suddenly!)
work less well, and may break altogether, without proper maintenance.
And even electronic hardware fails eventually, and software running on
that hardware will fail, even if the code is absolutely perfect in
every way.
John Y.
midrange.com
