[shubhamkrm]

> Well, if you don't need to change it (like the GP), most dimensions are moot. We used to call that "maturity", but the entire concept is out of fashion nowadays.

Isn't that how you get ancient COBOL monoliths running on mainframes which everyone is afraid to touch?

[marcosdumay]

Do you not need to touch it or are you afraid to touch it? Those things are different.

[dudeman13]

Pretty sure it's "afraid to touch it".

Haven't you heard horror stories about complete hackery and shitshow (sometimes not even code, but actual company processes) built around them because fixing it might as well have become impossible?

[marcosdumay]

Well, I'd say that being afraid to touch some code is a pretty important quality dimension, one that is not moot by not needing changes.