As a passionate open source developer, over the years I have created a lot of software. In some cases, this software has become obsolete due to the fact that I switched to another project, and the platforms have changed. Frankly speaking, I don’t have time to support my past projects anymore, and I don’t have much chance to find an accompanying person, since my projects are usually of a sectoral nature. In this sense, I expect them to die from natural selection, not only because of a lack of personal involvement, but also because they are essentially less attractive to a wider audience that can give rise to an accompanying person.
Simply put, my performance does not scale with respect to my past products.
Do you have any suggestions on this issue? Since " bit rotting " is so common in the open source world, since it moves very fast, I think there is a lot of material, simple outdated. Should I let my software rot when I'm moving forward for my development goals or make an effort to keep it (even barely) alive, even if it doesn't pay off in terms of users and personal productivity?
CW because it is definitely subjective.
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