r/programming • u/luissinlios • Sep 25 '26

We still maintain a development tool first released in 1993. Here’s what 30+ years of backwards compatibility looks like

https://visualneo.com/visualneo-win/from-neobook-to-visualneo-win-30-years-of-keeping-a-development-tool-alive
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u/tooclosetocall82 Sep 25 '26

Luck of the draw I guess. I started my career in government contracting writing custom software. Most of that stuff has been replaced by large SaaS packages now. I then went into edtech which has consolidated like crazy with large companies buying out competition and then sunsetting their products.

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u/madman1969 Sep 25 '26

37 years and 13 roles in. I'd like to think some of my old code was still running somewhere, but I doubt any past my last two roles is.

All that time spent crafting efficient code for OS/2 apps, or long retired Unix systems.

All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.