Vierck's Law : a corollary to Moore's Law.
"software has a half-life, of 18 months".
in other words, half of all the code you write will not be in use, or obsolete within 18 months.
so on average, your code will be deployed for about 18 months. code that lasts longer than 18 months, is either an enlightened work of art or too troublesome to meddle with.
eventually all code gets replaced.
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Comments Ahahaha.. I'm currently updating code that is over fixe years old and being used by a huge ammount of people. Depends on the meme really. Posted by nym at August 8, 2005 11:51 AM half life doesn't mean it's all gone in a year, eventually all code gets replaced. including yours. yes. Posted by 7hz at August 11, 2005 10:58 PM But according to vierck's law. software doesn't last long. Hell, maybe 18 months if best. Posted by Steve B at December 16, 2005 08:51 PM tzara's law: a corollary to vierck's law. half of my beer will be gone in 5 minutes. Posted by tzara at December 16, 2005 08:54 PM Post a comment |
