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Discussion on: Software Engineering Jobs: Product Teams vs Agencies

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Ryan Connolly

There are pleanty of agencies maintaining legacy code bases. Some buy them for that reason alone.

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Kyle Pollich

That's true, and I've maintained a few legacy code bases in my time at an agency. However, the work is still contractual in nature, and maintenance/legacy agreements typically have concrete end dates as opposed to being indefinite as they are at product shops.