6 December 2021 by Phillip Johnston • Last updated 20 August 2024A symptom of software aging is rapidly rising maintenance costs. The increase in maintenance costs can be observed in different forms: It’s harder to know what to change Changes are harder to make There are more errors introduced with new changes Testing becomes an increasing burden Documentation takes longer to update Newcomers must essentially learn the complete history of a project to understand a codebase Related Creation Generates Maintenance Requirements Projects Must Be Actively Maintained to Avoid Obsolescence References Software Aging – Why it happens and how to reduce …
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