[ozim]

> If replacing the whole thing is easy, it was probably not that valuable or complex to begin with, but that's not the kind of code where maintainability is paramount.

Yes I think even as far as 70%-80% of code - IMHO - is not complex/valuable.

Most of code is replaceable CRUD not controls systems for flying and landing Falcon 9. So it is people problem not a technical problem, people pretend that they need "button more to the left and different shade" just to feel more important. Where we end up with loads of systems that do slightly different thing.

[rezonant]

This is a very extreme take to something far more nuanced... It's possible for code to be complex and valuable without meeting the extremes of "is a literal rocket control system" and "is some buttons on a form".

When I say valuable, I mean provides value to a business. When I say complex, I mean not buttons on a form.