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That said, I have a smartphone with about 20 downloaded apps, which is a very modest number by today's standards. Yet every day, one or more of them have an "update" available. New capabilities, added features, security enhancements, bug fixes. I've gotten used to the idea that software needs to be constantly updated.

That works for 'apps', but not for production software.

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> That works for 'apps', but not for production software.

No kidding. The overhead of testing updates and patches, for stability and non-breakage of required functionality is a major PITA.

There are days when I think one of the requirements for getting a degree as a software engineer should be to spend 6 months as an intern system admin for a business. It's a "learning experience" par excellence.