Code, Noted· 4 min read
What the mainframe's survival teaches
Six decades after System/360, the machine every strategy deck kills is still clearing the payments. A long essay on why, and what its persistence actually indicts.
#mainframe#legacy#institutions
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Chesterton's fence has a maintenance schedule
The famous fence argues for caution before removal. It says nothing about leaving fences unexamined forever. An essay on institutionalizing the second half.
#legacy#decision-records#modernization