Why does old software get buggy when it hasn’t been updated for a while? Shouldn’t have the same amount of bugs as it was when that version was released?
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Bit Rot is a thing… but more seriously, the software might remain unchanged, but the OS does not.
The CPU the software was written for might be replaced by a newer, more powerful model with a slightly different built-in set of functions, the RAM can develop faults, the way the OS handles address designations may change radically… new bugs may become apparent when the environment changes.
Picture your average Texan, in a Texan suburb. He’s a good driver, he knows the roads, he’s comfortable behind the wheel… and then an honest-to-God blizzard hits the town. That Texan ain’t gonna drive safely that day…
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