#2730: Code Lifespan
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[Two almost identical panels side by side depict a conversation between Ponytail and Cueball.]
[Ponytail standing next to Cueball, with her palm raised.]
Ponytail: It took some extra work to build, but now we'll be able to use it for all our future projects.
[Caption below the panel:]
How to ensure your code is never reused
[Nearly identical situation to the first, but with the arm raised slightly less emphatically.]
Ponytail: Let's not overthink it; if this code is still in use that far in the future, we'll have bigger problems.
[Caption below the panel:]
How to ensure your code lives forever
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:Surely (no one/everyone) will (recognize how flexible and useful this architecture is/spend a huge amount of effort painstakingly preserving and updating this garbage I wrote in 20 minutes)