gardening is a better metaphor for most software maintenance than the ones that get used (e.g. carpentry or construction)
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Replying to @d6
We just used this exact metaphor to counter the "it's like building a house" thing. They didn't buy it but we'll keep trying.
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"it's like building a house -- if the house's foundation and load-bearing members were dependent on a constantly changing surrounding ecosystem or libraries, version updates, service changes, platform and architecture changes, ..."
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also, some of the contractors don't like each other
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Workers hammer nails with rakes. Constant bear attacks. All the wood is on fire. Nobody knows how to use a 4-year old screwdriver. The ground is made of bees.
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The developer has decided to uproot half of an existing house and dump it on the lot to "get a head start on construction"
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i think about this one a lotpic.twitter.com/CtBOam1RcW
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