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Immortal Code

Posted by michael on from the put-it-out-of-its-misery dept.

ziani writes ""... Sometimes a piece of code is so elegant, so evolved, that it outlasts everything else." Nice article at Wired wondering how much great (and lousy) code is lost due to business failures."

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  1. obligatory slashdot business plan by greechneb · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    1. Start Software Company
    2. Spend enormous amount on R&D
    3. Sell few copies
    4. Downsize company to just you
    5. Wait until other companies use your codebase
    6. Sue claiming stealing of IP
    7. Profit!!!!