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You think of code as an asset, but you're wrong: code is a cost.

Feature is what you want, and performance, and correctness, and robustness; not code

Older code is tested code, that is known to work, with known limitations and known performances



A corollary is that if at all possible try to solve problems without code or, failing that, with less code.


Given that you want to solve problems with a computer, what is the alternative to code?


Why do you want to use a computer? When I hang pictures I have never once thought “I want to use a hammer”


That is almost never truly a given. And even if it is, how you use the computer can be more important than the code.

And if you already have some code, simplifying it is also an option.


Restating the context as one where the problem doesn't exist.

Any fool can write code.


If there isn't one, then as little code as possible.


I agree, older code is evidence of survivorship bias. We don't see all of the code that was written with the older code that was removed or replaced (without a code repository).




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