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Are you starting new projects or maintaining tried-and-true legacy apps?

Survey period: 4 Dec 2017 to 11 Dec 2017

Just because it's old it doesn't mean it needs to be rewritten.
OptionVotes% 
New, starting-from-scratch projects54457.02
Reasonably new (< 1 years old) projects38039.83
Recent (1 - 3 year old ) projects44546.65
Established (5 - 10 year old) projects48050.31
Long in the tooth (10 - 15 year old projects)24025.16
Software archaeology (15 - 25 year old code bases)14214.88
Software mythology (code older than 25 years)434.51
I don't code515.35
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralVB6 Upgrading Next Year Pin
cjb1107-Dec-17 21:57
cjb1107-Dec-17 21:57 
Might get budget approval to upgrade a few VB6 apps next year, and though we do have a angular/webapi platform to move them to, there's been no training provided ever.

But no hope on the tons of Access 2010 databasesFrown | :(
AnswerWhat about those 4 year old projects? Pin
MacSpudster6-Dec-17 8:18
professionalMacSpudster6-Dec-17 8:18 
GeneralRe: What about those 4 year old projects? Pin
den2k886-Dec-17 23:33
professionalden2k886-Dec-17 23:33 
GeneralRe: What about those 4 year old projects? Pin
Eldon E Elledge7-Dec-17 9:15
Eldon E Elledge7-Dec-17 9:15 
GeneralRe: What about those 4 year old projects? Pin
Mohibur Rashid7-Dec-17 20:44
professionalMohibur Rashid7-Dec-17 20:44 
GeneralMythology Pin
RugbyLeague5-Dec-17 22:46
RugbyLeague5-Dec-17 22:46 
GeneralBoth Pin
Dominic Burford5-Dec-17 6:25
professionalDominic Burford5-Dec-17 6:25 
GeneralForget tried-and-true. Missing option: "Maintaining"... Pin
Member 105557355-Dec-17 3:53
Member 105557355-Dec-17 3:53 
GeneralThe value of open source libraries Pin
kalberts5-Dec-17 0:30
kalberts5-Dec-17 0:30 
GeneralWhat's new under the sun? Pin
kalberts5-Dec-17 0:27
kalberts5-Dec-17 0:27 
Generaltried-and-true legacy apps.... Pin
nurphs4-Dec-17 23:52
nurphs4-Dec-17 23:52 
GeneralHeck... Pin
Nelek4-Dec-17 12:44
protectorNelek4-Dec-17 12:44 
GeneralArcheology.... Pin
Maximilien4-Dec-17 5:36
Maximilien4-Dec-17 5:36 
GeneralNew Projects Pin
kmoorevs4-Dec-17 4:11
kmoorevs4-Dec-17 4:11 
GeneralI Came . . . I Saw, . . . Pin
W Balboos, GHB4-Dec-17 1:24
W Balboos, GHB4-Dec-17 1:24 
GeneralRe: I Came . . . I Saw, . . . Pin
den2k884-Dec-17 2:08
professionalden2k884-Dec-17 2:08 
GeneralArchaeologist and innovator Pin
den2k883-Dec-17 22:32
professionalden2k883-Dec-17 22:32 
GeneralRe: Archaeologist and innovator Pin
Kaladin4-Dec-17 4:57
Kaladin4-Dec-17 4:57 
GeneralRe: Archaeologist and innovator Pin
den2k884-Dec-17 5:20
professionalden2k884-Dec-17 5:20 
GeneralRe: Archaeologist and innovator Pin
Foothill5-Dec-17 3:18
professionalFoothill5-Dec-17 3:18 
GeneralRe: Archaeologist and innovator Pin
Member 105557355-Dec-17 3:59
Member 105557355-Dec-17 3:59 
GeneralA lot I guess... Pin
Sander Rossel3-Dec-17 20:44
professionalSander Rossel3-Dec-17 20:44 
GeneralRe: A lot I guess... Pin
PeejayAdams3-Dec-17 23:27
PeejayAdams3-Dec-17 23:27 
GeneralRe: A lot I guess... Pin
RickZeeland4-Dec-17 6:13
mveRickZeeland4-Dec-17 6:13 
GeneralRe: A lot I guess... Pin
Sander Rossel5-Dec-17 7:36
professionalSander Rossel5-Dec-17 7:36 

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