Technical Debt & ArchitectureApril 20, 20263 min read
Why Buyers Discount Companies Running on Old Language Versions
An unsupported runtime is not a style objection. It is a hiring constraint, a security exposure, and a scheduled cost.
Runtimes past end of support stop receiving security patches, which pulls compliance and customer security reviews into the picture. The technical problem becomes a commercial one.
The compounding effects
- A narrower and more expensive hiring pool
- Dependencies that can no longer be upgraded independently
- Enterprise security questionnaires that begin to fail
- An upgrade that grows more expensive each quarter it is deferred
Buyers add this to their first-year plan whether or not the seller mentions it. Scoping it first keeps the estimate honest.
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