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The Legacy Dilemma

In IT circles, the term ‘legacy’ is generally banded about as a kind of shorthand, to suggest that a system or application has reached a certain point in its existence where the only way is down. There is no concrete definition – well there is if you browse the 'net, but it tends to reflect the above (for example, “a system …

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jake

No comment after nearly a week ...

I'm not surprised by the lack of comments.

I get the impression that Jon Collins and/or Freeform Dynamics has a hard-on for getting rid of old stuff, but they don't really understand how systems are deployed in the RealWorld[tm]. Probably kids, just out of school, with newly minted degrees in statistical analysis.

I am of the opinion that Freeform Dynamics is pretty much useless overall. They don't seem to have anyone who has roots in the trenches in a field that has a very deep history, and which has reasons for listening to that tradition.

These are the kind of people I'm always picking up after in the RealWorld[tm]. I like to call them WebBoomPaperEngineers[tm]. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the additional income. But GAWD/ESS, they make life a pain in the ass with their FUD sometimes!

I don't expect this to make it past the moderators. I hope it does.

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