Design evidence # 111: The heart

PaulK writes;

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(Sometimes - and this IS very bad - it gets to the point where parts of the code are "off limits" for any further change - even to fix bugs).

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Unfortunately we have a program like that running at the company I work for. Written in 1989, almost 8000 lines of code and 69 large scale alterations. Nobody here wants to touch the monster. Mention the name and everyone is suddenly far to busy to even have a look at it.------------------
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Peter writes:

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What language is that in? 8000 lines seems a little
sedate {edited 'cause I forgot the smiley}

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COBOL on an AS400.------------------
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schrafinator writes:

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Wow, I've never heard of getting MORE wisdom teeth than the usual four.

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Nor had I, until the dentist told me he would have cut partially into my jawbone in order to remove my all 5 my wisdom teeth.------------------
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Admin writes:

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The software for this website is 43,000 lines of Perl code.

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That 8000 old line is for a program that reads threw all the transaction for the day and splits them off to extract file for 20 odd reports.------------------
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