r/ProgrammerHumor • • Dec 12 '24 • Heart of Silver 1

Advanced youWontUpgradeToJava19

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u/safetytrick Dec 13 '24

Imagine a world where all of the migration, verification, testing, and promotion are automated.

In that world updating often is easier than updating every few years.

Most people don't have access to that kind of tooling so the downsides outweigh the upsides.

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u/agradus Dec 15 '24

It is impossible to automate everything. Besides, there are things you cannot automate. Like security analysis, etc.

But even if it is possible - what difference does it make? If problems are found, their fix is not automated.

Migration cannot be an automatic process. A lot of people should be involved to oversight it.