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   Jean-Baptiste "JBQ" Quéru (jbqueru@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 13-Jan-2025 08:30:45 JST Jean-Baptiste "JBQ" Quéru

   "Legacy code" is often code that you want to replace because you don't understand it. The problem is, before you can replace it, you need to understand it, and, once you understand it, replacing it is rarely the cheapest option any more.

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     jwz (jwz@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Jan-2025 17:57:09 JST jwz

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     • Tim Bray

     @jbqueru @timbray Oh, it's a zen koan. Once you have understood the Legacy Code you will have understood that The Code never existed. Ah. The Tao.