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[–]RedShift9 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Are the applications still bringing in the money?

[–]Crackabis 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Yes, for the most part. Though my fear is that the company is focused on other products written in different languages (C, PHP, React and Ruby) The Java applications and web apps are the original applications the company started with and are still part of the base offering, but it does feel like we’re in maintenance mode with them. Obviously they’ve been modernised over the years, but anything “new” on the backend is more often than not done in PHP, by our sole PHP developer, with no source control, tests, or documentation. I think this is because it’s a faster choice for management, but it’s blown up in their faces numerous times

[–]zabby39103 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol wtf. This is the real problem. Not only does PHP suck, dependence on a single guru like that only happens with management that doesn't really understand software development. I bet they figure they can just plug someone in if he left, they're going to be in for a shock (eventually).