I've been in this industry now for 35 years, and while there is some tech from my starting point that is still around, works fine, and could still be used effectively today... few people know how to use it, so from a pragmatic perspective, it is useless.So your starting point for this question needs to focus on that evolution of talent. Your app needs to be well-defined and compartmentalized so that each layer can be refactored when (not if) the talent pool dwindles to nothing. You need to develop a strong refactoring culture not only to handle the reality that the best thing you deliver today will be tech debt before the 50 years are up, but that whatever problem it is solving today will likewise evolve.The durability you seek needs to be ironically focused on change management.
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