On Tue, May 12, 1998 at 12:36:02AM -0700, Javilk wrote:
> * Much of the code is badly written in the first place
> * Much of the documentation was badly done, if at all
> * The writers have left
> * Compiler leases may have expired
> * Compilers were upgraded, and the code might not even compile
All of these are not Y2K problems: these are problems caused by people
who don't understand that software should never be written, deployed
and left alone: software should be constantly maintained, continuously
replaced and upgraded throughout its life. I'm well aware that there
are people running 20-year-old code that hasn't been touched in all
that time: to me, this represents massive incompetence.
And that's a large part of my aggravation with this: an awful lot of
the anxious hand-wringing that's going on isn't caused by the approaching
millenium, but by bad design, coding, and maintenance practices that
have gone on for years. Rather than 'fess up and admit that they're
really hosed themselves, an awful lot of people are using The Evil Wicked
Mean Nasty Y2K Bug as an excuse.
---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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