-> In reality, the code for any major or complex application can reach a
-> point where the original programmer gets burned out trying to keep
-> track of everything it does.  If I didn't have all the assets in
-> QuickBasic and had to paper fix many of my programs, I'd be in deep
-> trouble.
This is especially true if you have had no reason to look at the coding
for a long time.
I used to write a lot of programs and release them into the public
domain, usually by uploading them to BBSes. Years after I had written
one of these things, someone contacted me about it. Apparently, he had
bought a commercially-produced disk of programs, and mine was on it! It
didn't do exactly what he wanted so, since he had paid for it, he
figured it was my duty to modify it for him. Naturally, I saw things
differently, but I would have helped him if not too much work had been
involved. But when I looked at the coding, I soon realized that I had
forgotten just about everything. So the guy was disappointed.
                            dow
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