Former Apple Employee Recalls Encountering 15-Year-Old Code
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What happened
A former Apple employee shared on Hacker News that during their time at Apple, they saw code that was 15 years old. They noted that every file had a comment with the date and the author's name, and some features had not been touched for a decade. The post described the code as feeling very permanent, reflecting a long-lived and stable codebase.
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Why it's spreading
- DiscussionCommunity discussion only (1 posts), not yet corroborated
Timeline
- Shared experience of seeing 15-year-old code at AppleHacker News