> Nimble, modern, highly capable tech corporations that understand that their code is an asset. (This isn’t strictly big tech. Any sane greenfield C++ startup will also fall into this category.)

Oh I see, this is a fantasy.

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badmintonbaseba a year ago | parent | next [-]

Keyword is "sane". You can probably count all "sane greenfield C++ startups" on one hand.

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mkoubaa a year ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's also just plain wrong. Even the cleanest most beautiful and efficient code is a liability. You sell software, not code.

It's all about the magnitude of the liability, not the direction

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fwip a year ago | parent [-]

Code is an asset in the same way that any process documents in your organization are. They represent codified solutions to problems.

You do not need to re-solve this problem, and when a similar problem occurs, you can adapt the existing solution to the new problem.

Another way to think about it: if code was not an asset, we would delete it immediately after compilation.

	▲	mkoubaa a year ago \| parent [-]
		Having no code corresponding to the software in service is a bigger liability than having it

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tucnak a year ago | parent | prev [-]

The Rust people pursue "solidarity" as a virtue. They don't understand that factions is a way of life, so any sufficiently impactful technology will be "fractured" to some extent. This is a good thing. Unitarity, solidarity, homogenous philosophies—are not, but they would have to learn it the hard way like everybody else.

	▲	samatman a year ago \| parent [-]
		Good thing they aren't thin-skinned and censorious! Being able to take well-meant criticism in stride is so important, I'm glad that's a core value for them.