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boxofdelightsSo, I have a house! Have I mentioned that I have a house? And I've been spending a lot of time there, catching up on what they call 'deferred maintenance', and saying "What the hell?"
If you've ever had to maintain legacy code, you know just what tone of voice I'm saying it in. Not just "Why did you do it that way?" but "I can't even guess what you were aiming for here."
For example, I've been going around the house, removing plants to give the painters access to the walls. In the top-middle of this image you can see the original stone foundation. To the left of that is the cinder block foundation of the addition. Nailed into the cinder block is a small piece of plywood. What? What the hell? Why?
If you've ever had to maintain legacy code, you know just what tone of voice I'm saying it in. Not just "Why did you do it that way?" but "I can't even guess what you were aiming for here."
For example, I've been going around the house, removing plants to give the painters access to the walls. In the top-middle of this image you can see the original stone foundation. To the left of that is the cinder block foundation of the addition. Nailed into the cinder block is a small piece of plywood. What? What the hell? Why?
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Date: 2009-09-05 11:38 am (UTC)I just paid off the last remnants of the mortgage on our place and occasionally look up and go 'Mine! all mine!'