[OnlyMortal]

All code is legacy. Business needs shift.

The likes of Copilot are ok at boiler-plate if it has an example or two to follow. It’s utterly useless at solving problems though.

[andrewflnr]

> All code is legacy.

No. Plainly incorrect by any reasonable definition (hint: it's in the memory of the people working on it! As described in OP!), and would immediately render itself meaningless if it were true.

[surfingdino]

Any code becomes legacy code as soon as it goes into production. The only non-legacy code is the one you delete right after writing it.

[OnlyMortal]

You’re quite clearly wrong.

You write code to fit the immediate business need and that shifts rapidly over a year or two.

If you do otherwise, you’re wasting your time and the money of the enterprise you work for.

You cannot see the future however smart you might be.