#2730: Code Lifespan explain

[Two almost identical panels side by side depict a conversation between Ponytail and Cueball.]

[Ponytail standing next to Cueball, with her palm raised.]

Ponytail: It took some extra work to build, but now we’ll be able to use it for all our future projects.

[Caption below the panel:]

How to ensure your code is never reused

[Nearly identical situation to the first, but with the arm raised slightly less emphatically.]

Ponytail: Let’s not overthink it; if this code is still in use that far in the future, we’ll have bigger problems.

[Caption below the panel:]

How to ensure your code lives forever