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by dwoldrich 40 days ago
AI propaganda crew hasn't rolled on yet today; not seeing the "it's different now, code is cheap/free with AI" messaging yet.

80% of the cost is maintenance, and all software dies so there will always be work to do.
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lnrd 40 days ago
> and all software dies

Can you elaborate?

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dwoldrich 30 days ago
That is to say that (practically) all software has a finite utility timeframe. So it's a lot like an organism in that way in that it 'dies' when it is no longer useful.
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