Saw “brownfield” for the first time just now as the opposite of “greenfield.” Yuck.
Feels a bit harsh – legacy software projects do much of the heavy lifting that makes the world go ’round – but I guess still a useful term. Maybe.
Saw “brownfield” for the first time just now as the opposite of “greenfield.” Yuck.
Feels a bit harsh – legacy software projects do much of the heavy lifting that makes the world go ’round – but I guess still a useful term. Maybe.
We could collectively refer to them as Miller’s Crossing— where all the bodies are buried.
@snarfed.org “minefield” tends to be more precise in my experience
@snarfed.org In land management, “brownfield” is a fairly common term, as is “greenfield” (especially in the UK). Applying these to software development is not new either.
I didn’t realise those terms were used in software development, over here they’re commonly used to distinguish different types of land development, e.g. housing