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by vitro 777 days ago
>>“This code should last 20 years” should, for most people, be fairly low on the list of desires for a technology stack.

>> But let’s not kid ourselves that the stuff we’re writing is even intended to last a long time.

Well, it depends. If you write custom software for enterprises, they very much see it as a long term investment. Software grows with the company and is embedded in it. Nobody wants to pay for complete rewrites every five years..