alt Hacker NewsUnshipped code can't break. How is it a liability and not an asset? The money maker is making money and the changes that potentially would interfere with that are held up at the gate. Seems like a good thing from a business perspective.
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ambicapter • yesterday at 7:04 PM
You spent money making it, and now it's not making any money. It's pure liability (in the accounting sense, not the legal liability sense).
impjohn • yesterday at 3:25 PM
Code gets stale really fast. Re-gathering context and re-aligning on old code is sometimes more painful than starting from scratch.
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It's an investment that is not generating returns. It's inventory sitting on the shelf requiring ongoing maintenance costs but generating no income.